Roma Sub Rosa: Roman Blood Lib/E: A Novel of Ancient Rome (Audiobook)

from Narboink

"Roman Blood" was recommended to me by a staffer at the Oak Brook, Illinois, Borders. Not something that I would have chosen of my own accord, I was pleasantly surprised at how decent it turned out to be. There are, to be sure, plenty of clichéd bits of stagecraft (i.e., wispy linens draped provo...

from cajela

I love this series and have reread it multiple times. Roman Blood is the first in the series of Roman detective Gordianus the Finder. The setting is as much the star as the character, though. Saylor is a very thorough historian, and really brings the city and the period to life. It's not just an ...

from Narboink

"Roman Blood" was recommended to me by a staffer at the Oak Brook, Illinois, Borders. Not something that I would have chosen of my own accord, I was pleasantly surprised at how decent it turned out to be. There are, to be sure, plenty of clichéd bits of stagecraft (i.e., wispy linens draped provo...

from dougwood57

'Roman Blood' started Steven Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa series with Gordianus the Finder helping Cicero on his first big case - the parricide Sextus Roscius. Saylor authentically renders the details of life in late Republican Rome (albeit during the interval of Sulla's dictatorship). The reader will ...

from msaucier818

This book was interesting. I was not sure what to expect going into it, but now that I am finished, I am impressed. As a history guy, I love the many references to life in Rome and the appearance of many historical figures. I even liked the asides that almost seem to stop the story to talk about ...