On a cold January evening in 50BC two strangers enter Rome. One is an Egyptian ambassador and the other a eunuch priest. Both are seeking Gordianus the Finder. Now Gordianus begins the most dangerous case of his career.
On a cold January evening in 50BC two strangers enter Rome. One is an Egyptian ambassador and the other a eunuch priest. Both are seeking Gordianus th...
As civil war between Caesar and Pompey engulfs the Roman world, Gordianus the Finder receives an anonymous message informing him of the death of his son Meto who has been acting as a double agent for Caesar.
As civil war between Caesar and Pompey engulfs the Roman world, Gordianus the Finder receives an anonymous message informing him of the death of his s...
In the bestseller 'Roma', Steven Saylor told the story of the first 1,000 years of Rome by following the descendants of a single bloodline. Now, in 'Empire', Saylor charts the destinies of five more generations of the Pinarius family, from the reign of the first emperor, Augustus, to the glorious height of Rome's empire under Hadrian.
In the bestseller 'Roma', Steven Saylor told the story of the first 1,000 years of Rome by following the descendants of a single bloodline. Now, in 'E...
'Roma' is the story of the ancient city of Rome, from its mythic beginnings as a campsite along a trade route to its emergence as the centre of the most extensive, powerful empire in the ancient world.
'Roma' is the story of the ancient city of Rome, from its mythic beginnings as a campsite along a trade route to its emergence as the centre of the mo...
Gordianus the Finder, an eccentric, philosophical investigator, is hired by the young Cicero to acquit or convict a man accused of murdering his own father - an ugly, delicate case that soon produces dangerous fireworks.
Gordianus the Finder, an eccentric, philosophical investigator, is hired by the young Cicero to acquit or convict a man accused of murdering his own f...
63BC - Gordianus the Finder unexpectedly achieves his dream of a farm in the Etruscan countryside. Leaving behind the corruption and intrigue of Rome, he abandons the city, taking his family with him. But Gordianus' longtime patron, Cicero, has achieved a much coveted consulship and requests a favour of Gordianus.
63BC - Gordianus the Finder unexpectedly achieves his dream of a farm in the Etruscan countryside. Leaving behind the corruption and intrigue of Rome,...
Gordianus the Finder, an eccentric, philosophical investigator, is hired by Rome's wealthiest citizen to investigate the murder of the overseer of his estate. This story is set against the background of the slave revolt led by Spartacus.
Gordianus the Finder, an eccentric, philosophical investigator, is hired by Rome's wealthiest citizen to investigate the murder of the overseer of his...
Caesar intends to start a civil war, so Pompey and the terrified Senate prepare to flee Rome. The murder of a visitor to the house of Gordianus the Finder could not occur at a worse time - especially since the dead man could have been a spy.
Caesar intends to start a civil war, so Pompey and the terrified Senate prepare to flee Rome. The murder of a visitor to the house of Gordianus the Fi...
Gordianus is now twenty-two years old and living in Alexandria with Bethesda, scraping by in modest and haphazard fashion. But then Bethesda is kidnapped by mistake. With few resources available to him, Gordianus has to find the people who kidnapped her and get her back - before they realise they have the wrong woman and dispose of her for good. A raid on the golden tomb of Alexander the Great, a semi-shady troupe of travelling performers, highwaymen, amorous innkeepers, the politics of the pharaohs, smugglers, camels and an adventure up the Nile all combine to make this a rescue mission...
Gordianus is now twenty-two years old and living in Alexandria with Bethesda, scraping by in modest and haphazard fashion. But then Bethesda is kidnap...