The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 13 books · 1991 to 2015 · Set in Rome

Steven Saylor

Crime and mysteryHistorical crime

Gordianus the Finder investigates murders in the last years of the Roman Republic, from Cicero's first case to Caesar's triumph. Three later books go back to his youth, travelling to the Seven Wonders.

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Roma Sub Rosa

13 books · Set in Rome · story order differsHistorical crime
  1. 1Roman Blood1991With Gordianus the FinderBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Arms of Nemesis1992With Gordianus the FinderBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Catilina's Riddle1993With Gordianus the FinderBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Venus Throw1995With Gordianus the FinderBuy on Amazon
  5. 5A Murder on the Appian Way1996With Gordianus the FinderBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Rubicon1999With Gordianus the FinderBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Last Seen in Massilia2000With Gordianus the FinderBuy on Amazon
  8. 8A Mist of Prophecies2002With Gordianus the FinderBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Judgment of Caesar2004With Gordianus the FinderBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Triumph of Caesar2008With Gordianus the FinderBuy on Amazon
  11. 11The Seven Wonders2012With Gordianus the FinderBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Raiders of the Nile2014With Gordianus the FinderBuy on Amazon
  13. 13Wrath of the Furies2015With Gordianus the FinderBuy on Amazon

Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Gordianus's family and Rome