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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Grass Crown
Colleen McCullough · 894 pages
Praetorian
Simon Scarrow · 353 pages
The thrilling Roman adventure from the author of THE LEGION and THE GLADIATOR. The city of Rome in AD 50 is a dangerous place. Treachery lurks on every corner, and a shadowy Republican movement, 'the Liberators', has spread its tentacles wide. It is feared that the heart of the latest plot lies in the ranks of the Praetorian Guard. Uncertain of whom he can trust, the Imperial Secretary Narcissus s
The Confessions of Young Nero
Margaret George · 514 pages
"New York Times bestselling author Margaret George has brought history to vivid life with her chronicles of queens and kings. Now, she turns her gaze to an Emperor ... Built on the backs of those who fell before it, Julius Caesar's imperial dynasty is only as strong as the next person who seeks to control it. In the Roman Empire no one is safe from the sting of betrayal: man, woman--or child. As a
Empire: the Novel of Imperial Rome
Steven Saylor · 595 pages
Continuing the epic story begun in his "New York Times"-bestselling novel "Roma," Saylor charts the destinies of five more generations of the aristocratic Pinarius family, from the reign of Augustus to the height of Rome's empire.
Masters of Rome
Robert Fabbri
Britannia, 45 AD: Vespasian's brother, Sabinus, is captured by druids. The druids want to offer a potent sacrifice to their gods - not just one Roman Legate, but two. They know that Vespasian will come after his brother and they plan to sacrifice the siblings on mid-summer's day. But to whom will they be making this sacrifice? What were the gods of this land before the Celts came? Only the druids
I, Claudius/Claudius the God
Robert Graves · 848 pages
The Invasion of Gaul
S.J.A. Turney
The Caspian Gates
Harry Sidebottom · 432 pages
AD262 - the Imperium is in turmoil after the struggle for the throne. Furthermore, Ephesus, Asia's metropolis, lies in ruins, shattered by a mighty earthquake. Its citizens live in fear as the mob overwhelms the city, baying for blood to avenge the gods who have punished them. Yet an even greater threat to the Empire advances from the North. The barbaric Goth tribes sail towards Ephesus, determine
The Eagles' Brood
Jack Whyte · 416 pages
Empress of the Seven Hills
Kate Quinn
Julian
Gore Vidal · 480 pages
Julian the Apostate, nephew of Constantine the Great, was one of the brightest yet briefest lights in the history of the Roman Empire. A military genius on the level of Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great, a graceful and persuasive essayist, and a philosopher devoted to worshiping the gods of Hellenism, he became embroiled in a fierce intellectual war with Christianity that provoked his murder a
Academ's Fury
Jim Butcher · 544 pages
Hannibal
Ross Leckie · 256 pages
A battle is like lust. The frenzy passes. Consequence remains. Hannibal is an epic vision of one of history's greatest adventurers, the almost mythical man who most famously led his soldiers on elephants over the Alps. In Ross Leckie's unforgettable re-creation of the Punic wars, it is Hannibal, the Carthaginian general, who narrates the story, and who is carried by his all-consuming ambition thro
Attila: The Scourge of God (Attila Trilogy 1)
William Napier · 370 pages
A Pillar of Iron
Taylor Caldwell · 580 pages
“The sweep and splendor of the Roman past blazes anew in this mighty story of Cicero and the Republic he fought to save.” “Unfolded here in rich detail are the private dramas behind the great Roman hero's triumphs and defeats—and the intimate, deeply moving story of his desperate love affair with the beautiful Livia.”
Hero of Rome
Douglas Jackson · 456 pages
Hunting the Eagles
Ben Kane · 400 pages
Five long years have passed since the annihilation of three Roman legions in the wilds of Germania. Varus, the general who led the ill-fated army, is long dead and the bones of his 15,000 legionaries moulder in the forests. But not all the Romans were slain in the ambush. Centurion Tullus, a seasoned veteran, survived and now he lives for revenge upon the tribal chieftain Arminius, who masterminde
The Wolf's Gold
Anthony Riches · 400 pages
The fifth book in the Empire sequence (following The Leopard Sword) takes centurion Marcus to Dacia, to save the empire's best gold mines from an unexpected enemy. Praised by authors as varied as Conn Igguleden, Ben Kane and Manda Scott, Empire is set in the 180s against the background of the Roman Empire in a time of unrest.
Marching With Caesar: Conquest of Gaul
R.W. Peake
Pride of Carthage
David Anthony Durham · 592 pages
An epic work of literary fiction about the superb military leader of Carthage, Hannibal Barca, and his struggle against the mighty Roman Republic.With a vast cast of characters and nationalities, twists of fate, and tales of inspired leadership, David Anthony Durham perfectly captures the legendary Hannibal's world in Pride of Carthage. Beginning in ancient Spain, where Hannibal's father had carv
Julius Caesar
William Shakespeare · 136 pages
The Bruce Trilogy: The Steps to the Empty Throne / The Path of the Hero King / The Price of the King's Peace
Nigel Tranter · 1,047 pages
A Voice in the Wind
Francine Rivers · 515 pages
Following the prides and passions of a group of Jews, Romans and Barbarians living at the time of the siege, the narrative is centered on an ill-fated romance between a steadfast slave girl, Hadassah, and Marcus, the brother of her owner and a handsome aristocrat. After surviving the massacre of her family and the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, Hadassah is captured and sold to a well-to-d