Christie Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Hello! I am searching for interesting fiction about the Ancient Greeks and the Romans. I found that after reading about gladiators and Roman culture I wanted to read some more! I love historical fiction but don't know where to start...Can anyone recommend me anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Manda Scott's 'Boudicca' series is wonderful. I can thoroughly recommend them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) A bloke at work is reading a series of historical fiction books about Julius Caesar, I will find out what they are called for you. A really really exciting non fiction book I read about Rome is called Rubicon, I could not put that down when I read it, that might be a good background for you, even though not fiction. Here is a link to it on amazon, read the first few customer reviews, it is not a boring read more like a fantastic story, and all true. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rubicon-Triumph-Tragedy-Roman-Republic/dp/034911563X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319233888&sr=1-1 Edited October 21, 2011 by vodkafan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nali Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Conn Iggulden's Emperor series is rather good, its not finnished yet tho, but they are worth reading all the same: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_(book_series) there you can read a little about them. Spartacus by Howard Fast deals with life in Rome shortly after the third and final slavewar. Its well written and it feels like the author's done his research Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrlifeboat Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 A guy at my work raves over Simon Scarrow's Rome series. Looks quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraPepparkaka Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Steven Saylor writes about Gordianus the Finder, a Roman investigator. I've read a couple, they were nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I'm not really a fan of historical fiction, but I did enjoy the first book of The Forgotten Legion Chronicles by Ben Kane. Michelle has reviewed the first two books in the series and I've reviewed the first one here http://www.bookclubforum.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/3726-the-forgotten-legion-chronicles-by-ben-kane if you want to read a bit more about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 A guy at my work raves over Simon Scarrow's Rome series. Looks quite good. They are nothing short of brilliant. I've read all but the most recent one and plan to rectify that ASAP. The Romans series by Simon Scarrow is particularly good: 1. Under the Eagle (2000) 2. The Eagle's Conquest (2001) 3. When the Eagle Hunts (2002) 4. The Eagle and the Wolves (2003) 5. The Eagle's Prey (2004) 6. The Eagle's Prophecy (2005) 7. The Eagle in the Sand (2006) 8. Centurion (2007) 9. The Gladiator (2009) 10. The Legion (2010) 11. Praetorian (2011) Others I've read that you might also like to try: Douglas Jackson - Caligula Michelle Moran – Cleopatra’s Daughter Robert Graves – I, Claudius Books I have on Mount TBR (but haven't yet read): Robert Harris - Pompeii Valerio Massimo Manfredi – The Last Legion Robert Silverberg - Roma Eterna (which is an alternative history where Rome never fell) Lew Wallace – Ben Hur (which is actually set in Jerusalem, but at the beginning of the 1st century, during Roman Rule) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian. Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 2 more Robert Harris titles which may be worth considering. Imperium and Lustrum, both are based around Roman politics and are part of a trilogy (the 3rd is not published yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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