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1) The Seven Wonders

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Roma Sub Rosa series volume 1
Ancient World

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The year is 92 B.C. Gordianus has just turned eighteen and is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime: a far-flung journey to see the Seven Wonders of the World. Gordianus is not yet called "the Finder"-but at each of the Seven Wonders, the wide-eyed young Roman encounters a mystery to challenge the powers of deduction. Accompanying Gordianus on his travels is his tutor, Antipater of Sidon, the world's most celebrated poet. But there is more...

2) Raiders of the Nile

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Saylor, Steven

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Roma Sub Rosa series volume 2
Ancient World

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In Egypt during the late Roman Republic, the young Gordianus finds himself involved in a raid to steal the golden Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great In 88 B.C. it seems as if all the world is at war. From Rome to Greece and to Egypt itself, most of civilization is on the verge of war. The young Gordianus-a born-and-raised Roman citizen-is living in Alexandria, making ends meet by plying his trade of solving puzzles and finding things out for pay....

3) Wrath of the furies: a novel of the ancient world , Roma Sub Rosa series volume 3

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Saylor, Steven

4) Roman blood , Roma Sub Rosa series volume 4

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Saylor, Steven

5) The house of the Vestals: the investigations of Gordianus the Finder , Roma Sub Rosa series volume 5

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Saylor, Steven

6) A gladiator dies only once: the further investigations of Gordianus the Finder , Roma Sub Rosa series volume 6

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Saylor, Steven

7) Arms of nemesis , Roma Sub Rosa series volume 7

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Saylor, Steven

8) Catilina's Riddle

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Saylor, Steven

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Roma Sub Rosa series volume 8

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The year is 63 BC, and Gordianus the Finder unexpectedly achieves the dream of every Roman: owning a farm in the Etruscan countryside. Vowing to leave behind the corruption of Rome, he abandons the city, taking his family with him. This bucolic life, however, is disrupted by the machinations and murderous plots of two politicians. When Gordianus' longtime patron Cicero attains his lifelong dream of a coveted consulship, he urgently requests a favor...

9) The Venus throw , Roma Sub Rosa series volume 9

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Saylor, Steven

10) A Murder on the Appian Way

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Saylor, Steven

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Roma Sub Rosa series volume 10

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Ancient Rome has been in a state of turmoil as the rival gangs of Publius Clodius, a high-born, populist politician, and his arch-enemy, Titus Milo, have fought to control the consular elections. When Clodius is murdered on the famed Appian Way and Milo is accused of the crime, the city explodes with riots and arson, and even the near sacrosanct Senate House is burned to the ground. As accusations and rumors fly, Gordianus the Finder, whose famed...

11) Rubicon , Roma Sub Rosa series volume 11

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Saylor, Steven

12) Last seen in Massilia , Roma Sub Rosa series volume 12

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Saylor, Steven

13) A Mist of Prophecies

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Saylor, Steven

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Roma Sub Rosa series volume 13

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During the Roman Civil War, as the forces of Pompey and Julius Caesar fight a series of battles in the provinces over control of the Republic, Rome itself is a hotbed of intrigue as those left behind wait for word. In this tentative and treacherous environment, a beautiful young seeress is murdered in the marketplace. Possibly mad and claiming no memory of her own past, Cassandra - like her namesake - is reputed to have had the true gift of prophecy...