All the following books were mentioned or recommended by Roman
Army Talk members. All are either currently available through Amazon,
Borders or the like, or can be found on Bookfinder.Com
. These are all books in English: there are many more in other
languages never translated.
Check back at the References
and Reviews forum in RAT to exchange thoughts on these books. -Richard
Campbell 5/9/2002
| Author | Titles | Comments |
| Lindsay Allason-Jones | Roman Woman | |
| Gillian Bradshaw | "Sand Reckoner"
"Beacon at Alexandria" "Island of Ghosts" |
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| Wallace Breem . | "The Legate's Daughter"
"Eagle in the Snow" |
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| Winifred Bryher | Coin of Carthage
Roman Wall |
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| Lindsay Davis | "Silver Pigs"
"Iron Hand of Mars" |
Didius Falco adventure mysteries, next due in summer, 2002 |
| Alfred Duggan | "Winter Quarters"
"Three's Company" "Family Favourites" |
(the 'survivors of Carrhae' theme) |
| Robert Graves | "I, Claudius"
"Claudius the God" "Count Belisarius |
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| Damion Hunter | "Centurions"
"Barbarian Princess" "The Emperor's Games" |
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| Carolyn Lawrence | "Thieves of Ostia", "Pirates of Pompeii" | Flavia Gemina mysteries, aimed at younger readers |
| Talbot Mundy | "Tros of Samothrace" a series
"Queen Cleopatra" "Caesar Dies" |
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| John Maddox Roberts | the SPQR series | published, for some reason, in German first |
| Steven Saylor | Gordianus the Finder: Sub-Rosa series | Latest published May 2002 |
| Simon Scarrow | "Under the Eagles"
"Eagles Conquest" |
more coming; due in Fall, 2002! |
| George Shipway | "Imperial Governor" | out of print: very expensive: $125+ |
| Gregory Solon | "Three Legions" | |
| Rosemary Sutcliffe | "Sword at Sunset"
"Eagle of the Ninth" |
for younger readers |
| Henry Treece | The Centurion | out of print: expensive: $50+ |
| Mika Waltari | the Roman | Victure Mature? |
Intriguing: Anyone read these?
"LEPIDUS THE CENTURION", by E.L. Arnold, 1901. A Roman warrior is awoken
after centuries of sleep
"Slaves of the Empire #4: Cracus the Centurion" by Dael Forest
Not historical fiction but recommended
"The Parthian" by Vic Hurley. Fleet Publishing Corp., 1960).
"Arrows Against Steel: The History of the Bow." by Vic Hurley