Roma : The Novel of Ancient Rome (Paperback)

from MarysGirl

Over three thousand years ago, a murder takes place on an island in a river flowing through the hilly region of Italy later known as the ruma. This bloody act presages the rise of one of the ancient world's most ruthless empires. In Roma: The Novel of Ancient Rome, Steven Saylor takes us on a tho...

from DWWilkin

First there was Michener, then came Rutherfurd, and now Saylor tells a multi generational story to give us a feel for a place from distant time and far off lands. He though while excellent is not quite as good as the other two I mentioned. Gordianus the Finder is slightly better and possibly beca...

from texichan

If you like history, love the Roman Empire, and enjoy historical fiction, then I would definitely recommend this book. I admit that I'm a Saylor fan - I love his Roma Sub Rosa series - but this is quite a different undertaking. He does not shy away from the grittier parts - I love that. Some may ...

from ehines

Lacks a certian something because of the scope of the book: no central sympathetic character (a la Gordianus) to carry us through. A bit more subject to historical expository (characters stiltedly filling us in on history while supposedly talking to each other), but otherwise solid. Of interest m...

from Kirconnell

I feel that it would be repetitious to describe the format of this book since so many others before me have done so. Therefore, let me just say that Steven Saylor deserves congratulations for taking a thousand years of Roman history and making it readable and simple to understand. He obviously kn...