Steven Saylor, Dominus

At Amazon, Steven Saylor, Dominus: A Novel of the Roman Empire.

Arthur Koestler, The Gladiators

At Amazon, Arthur Koestler, The Gladiators.

Thomas Ricks, First Principles

Thomas Ricks, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country.

Tom Holland, Rubicon

At Amazon, Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic.

Steven Saylor, Roma

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Steven Saylor, Roma: A Novel of Ancient Rome (Novels of Ancient Rome).

Also, Empire: The Novel of Imperial Rome.

These two are grand sweeping epics, covering centuries. Start with Saylor as you jump into this fiction literature on Ancient Rome. Saylor and then Colleen McCullough.

Margaret George, The Confessions of Young Nero

*BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Margaret George, The Confessions of Young Nero.

ICYMI: Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe

I just finished this one, which is one of the books I've been reading this last few weeks, as I've been devouring multiple novels at one time.

It's a novel of Ancient Rome, but especially the founding of Christianity. It's definitely magical at times. Apparently it went through multiple printings and was made into a motion picture starring Richard Burton.

Amazing.

At Amazon, Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe: The Story of the Soldier Who Tossed for Christ's Robe and Won.

Colleen McCullough, Fortune's Favorites

After you've started the "Masters of Rome" series, you'll understand why folks rave about McCollough's writing.

For me, when you lug around a 900-page novel for a couple of weeks, and spend hours and hours plowing through it, the experience sticks with you for a while.

She's good. Highly recommended.

Here's the third in the series, Colleen McCullough, Fortune's Favorites.

Crystal King, Feast of Sorrow

At Amazon, Crystal King, Feast of Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient Rome.

Guy de la Bédoyère, Praetorian

* BUMPED.*

At Amazon, Guy de la Bédoyère, Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome's Imperial Bodyguard.

Rosemary Rowe, A Pattern of Blood

At Amazon, Rosemary Rowe, A Pattern of Blood (Libertus Mystery Series).

Robert Silverberg, Roma Eterna

At Amazon, Robert Silverberg, Roma Eterna.

Lindsey Davis, The Silver Pigs

At Amazon, Lindsey Davis, The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries).

Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe

*BUMPED.*

Getting deep into the fictional literature of Ancient Rome.

Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe.

Harry Turtledove, Give Me Back My Legions!

It's an epic novel of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, just what I've been looking for!

At Amazon, Harry Turtledove, Give Me Back My Legions! A Novel of Ancient Rome.

ICYMI: Steven Pressfield, Gates of Fire

*BUMPED.*

My earlier entry is here.

And at Amazon, Steven Pressfield, Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae.

[ADDED: I'm going to start in on this one now, as I just finished The First Man in Rome this morning.]

I've Finished The First Man in Rome

I mentioned earlier that it'd probably take two weeks to read the book if I buckled down and plowed through close to 100 pages a day. That wasn't in the cards, but this week I did focus on this one exclusively (except for my teaching prep) and was able to knock it down.

Here's my earlier entry, "Colleen McCullough's 'Masters of Rome' Series."

And see, "Colleen McCullough, The Grass Crown."

And at Amazon, the "Masters of Rome."

Bernard Cornwell, Lords of the North

Bernard Cornwell, Lords of the North (The Saxon Chronicles Series #3).

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Gareth Sampson, Rome Spreads Her Wings

At Amazon, Gareth Sampson, Rome Spreads Her Wings: Territorial Expansion Between the Punic Wars.