Reading order · 3 books · 2008 to 2010 · Mostly set in Rome
Forgotten Legion Books in Order
The Forgotten Legion trilogy follows twins Romulus and Fabiola, born to a slave in Rome, and Tarquinius, an Etruscan soothsayer, from the streets of Rome to the far edge of the known world with Crassus’s army in the first century BC.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2008 to 2010
- First book
- The Forgotten Legion
- Latest
- The Road to Rome (2010)
- Setting
- Mostly set in Rome
The reading order
Every Forgotten Legion book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Mostly set in Rome
- 1The Forgotten Legion2008With Romulus and FabiolaIn Rome, twins Romulus and Fabiola, children of a slave woman, are sold: Romulus to a gladiator school and Fabiola to a brothel.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Silver Eagle2009With Romulus and FabiolaRomulus, Brennus and Tarquinius are prisoners of the Parthians, serving in the Forgotten Legion on the eastern edge of the empire, while Fabiola climbs into the circles of power in Rome.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Road to Rome2010With Romulus and FabiolaRomulus and Tarquinius, escaped from the Forgotten Legion, make their way back towards Rome, while Romulus’s sister Fabiola is drawn into the world of Julius Caesar.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Forgotten Legion, The Silver Eagle and The Road to Rome in order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Romulus | Fabiola | Tarquinius | Brennus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Forgotten Legion | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 The Silver Eagle | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 The Road to Rome | LLead | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Forgotten Legion books
4 characters from Ben Kane’s chart, with the number of Forgotten Legion books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| RomulusGladiator, son of a slave | 3 | The Forgotten Legion 2008 |
| FabiolaRomulus's twin sister | 3 | The Forgotten Legion 2008 |
| TarquiniusEtruscan haruspex | 3 | The Forgotten Legion 2008 |
| BrennusGaulish gladiator | 2 | The Forgotten Legion 2008 |