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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4904090, member: 110350"]Some more recommendations in addition to Harry Sidebottom.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not about ancient Rome, but it would be very difficult to top Mary Renault's <i>The King Must Die</i> and <i>The Bull from the Sea</i>, her two novels about Theseus, the mythical first king of Athens. Absolutely wonderful books.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have enjoyed the relatively recent series of novels by Adrian Goldsworthy, another well-regarded historian. They're set in Roman Britain.</p><p><br /></p><p>These authors write novels about the Roman military. "Blood and guts," but reasonably well-written and at least some attempt at characterization. I tend to read them like I"m eating potato chips -- once I discover such an author, I'll quickly read everything they've written in the past, and immediately buy their new books when they come out, usually annually. (I really don't have room in my apartment for more any more fiction, so I read them all on Kindle now.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Simon Scarrow</p><p>Ben Kane</p><p>Douglas Jackson</p><p>Gordon Doherty</p><p>Robert Low (known for his series of novels about Vikings, but he's written some recently set in ancient Rome).</p><p><br /></p><p>Mysteries/crime novels set in ancient Rome:</p><p><br /></p><p>Steven Saylor, the Gordianus the Finder novels, set in late Republican Rome.</p><p>Lindsey Davis, the Marcus Didius Falco novels (I haven't read any of the ones published in the last 10 years or so, about Falco's daughter Flavia Alba). They're set during the reign of Vespasian. I also recently read and enjoyed her non-mystery, <i>Master and God</i>, set during the reign of Domitian.</p><p>John Maddox Roberts, the Decius Caecilius Metullus novels, also set in the late Republic. I think he's still alive, but he hasn't published anything new in years.</p><p>Ruth Downie, the "Medicus" series of books about Gaius Petronius Ruso and his British wife, primarily set in Roman Britain.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4904090, member: 110350"]Some more recommendations in addition to Harry Sidebottom. Not about ancient Rome, but it would be very difficult to top Mary Renault's [I]The King Must Die[/I] and [I]The Bull from the Sea[/I], her two novels about Theseus, the mythical first king of Athens. Absolutely wonderful books. I have enjoyed the relatively recent series of novels by Adrian Goldsworthy, another well-regarded historian. They're set in Roman Britain. These authors write novels about the Roman military. "Blood and guts," but reasonably well-written and at least some attempt at characterization. I tend to read them like I"m eating potato chips -- once I discover such an author, I'll quickly read everything they've written in the past, and immediately buy their new books when they come out, usually annually. (I really don't have room in my apartment for more any more fiction, so I read them all on Kindle now.) Simon Scarrow Ben Kane Douglas Jackson Gordon Doherty Robert Low (known for his series of novels about Vikings, but he's written some recently set in ancient Rome). Mysteries/crime novels set in ancient Rome: Steven Saylor, the Gordianus the Finder novels, set in late Republican Rome. Lindsey Davis, the Marcus Didius Falco novels (I haven't read any of the ones published in the last 10 years or so, about Falco's daughter Flavia Alba). They're set during the reign of Vespasian. I also recently read and enjoyed her non-mystery, [I]Master and God[/I], set during the reign of Domitian. John Maddox Roberts, the Decius Caecilius Metullus novels, also set in the late Republic. I think he's still alive, but he hasn't published anything new in years. Ruth Downie, the "Medicus" series of books about Gaius Petronius Ruso and his British wife, primarily set in Roman Britain.[/QUOTE]
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