Historical Fiction

This page will direct interested parties to the historic fiction available for the Ancient World.

Ancient Greece

A Thousand Ships (2019) by Natalie Haynes

Alexander series by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

  1. Child of a Dream (1998)
  2. The Sands of Ammon (1998)
  3. The Ends of the Earth (1998)

Ariadne (2021) by Jennifer Saint

The Athenian Series by Conn Iggulden

  1. The Gates of Athens (2020)
  2. Protector (2021)

Circe (2018) by Madeline Milller

The Children of Jocasta (2017) by Natalie Haynes

The Falcon of Sparta (2018) by Conn Iggulden

Odysseus series by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

  1. The Oath
  2. The Return

The Song of Achilles (2012) by Madeline Miller

Spartan (1988) by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

The Lost Army (2007) by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

Tyrant (2003) by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

Tyrant series by Christian Cameron

  1. Tyrant (2008)
  2. Storm of Arrows (2009)
  3. Funeral Games (2010)
  4. King of the Bosporus (2011)
  5. Destroyer of Cities (2013)
  6. Force of Kings (2014)

Ancient Near East

Emires of Bronze series by Gordon Doherty

  1. Son of Ishtar (2019)
  2. Dawn of War (2020)
  3. Thunder of Kadesh (2020)
  4. The Crimson Throne (2021)

Ancient Rome 

Agent of Rome series by Nick Brown

  1. The Siege (2011)
  2. The Flames of Cyzicus (2015)
  3. The Imperial Banner (2012)
  4. The Far Shore (2013)
  5. The Eleventh Hour (2013)
  6. The Black Stone (2014)
  7. The Emperor’s Silver (2015)
  8. The Earthly Gods (2016)
  9. The Last Battle (2019)

Antonius Trilogy by Brook Allen

  1. Son of Rome (2019)
  2. Second in Command (2019)
  3. Soldier of Fate (2020)

Arena (2013) by Simon Scarrow

Arminius: The Limits of Empire (2017) by Robert Fabbri

Aulus Caecina Severus series by Henry Venmore-Rowland

  1. The Last Caesar (2012)
  2. The Sword and the Throne (2013)

Aven Cycle by Cass Morris

  1. From Unseen Fire (2018)
  2. Give Way To Night (2020)

Boudica series by Manda Scott

  1. Dreaming the Eagle (2003)
  2. Dreaming the Bull (2004)
  3. Dreaming the Hound (2005)
  4. Dreaming the Serpent Spear (2006)

Caesar’s Spies series by Peter Tonkin

  1. The Ides (2016)
  2. After the Ides (2017)
  3. Cicero Dies! (2018)
  4. The Road to War (2019)
  5. Death at Philippi (2020)

Carthage series by Ross Leckie

  1. Hannibal (1995)
  2. Scipio Africanus (1998)
  3. Carthage (2000)

Centurion series by Anthony Riches

  1. Betrayal (2017)
  2. Onslaught (2017)
  3. Retribution (2018)

Cicero series by Robert Harris

  1. Imperium (2006)
  2. Lustrum (2009)
  3. Dictator (2016)

Clash of Empires series by Ben Kane

  1. Clash of Empires (2018)
  2. The Falling Sword (2019)

Crossroads Brotherhood series by Robert Fabbri

  1. The Crossroads Brotherhood (2011)
  2. The Racing Factions (2013)
  3. The Dreams of Morpheus (2014)
  4. The Alexandrian Embassy (2015)
  5. The Imperial Triumph (2017)
  6. The Succession (2018)

Damned Emperors series by S.J.A. Turney

  1. Caligula (2017)
  2. Commodus (2019)

Eagle of the Ninth series by Rosemary Sutcliff

  1. Eagle of the Ninth (1954)
  2. The Silver Branch (1957)
  3. The Lantern Bearers (1959)

Eagles of the Empire series by Simon Scarrow

  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)
  12. The Blood Crows (2013)
  13. Brothers in Blood (2014)
  14. Britannia (2015)
  15. Invictus (2016)
  16. Day of the Caesars (2017)
  17. The Blood of Rome (2018)
  18. Traitors of Rome (2019)

Eagles of Rome series by Ben Kane

  1. The Shrine (short story, 2015); e-book only
  2. Eagles at War (2015)
  3. The Arena (short story, 2016); e-book only
  4. Hunting the Eagles (2016)
  5. Eagles in the Storm (2017)

Emperor series by Conn Iggulden

  1. The Gates of Rome (2003)
  2. The Death of Kings (2004)
  3. The Field of Swords (2004)
  4. The Gods of War (2005)
  5. The Blood of Gods (2013)

Empire series by Anthony Riches

  1. Wounds of Honour (2009)
  2. Arrows of Fury (2010)
  3. Fortress of Spears (2011)
  4. The Leopard Sword (2012)
  5. The Wolf’s Gold (2012)
  6. The Eagle’s Vengeance (2013)
  7. The Emperor’s Knives (2014)
  8. Thunder of the Gods (2015)
  9. Altar of Blood (2016)
  10. The Scorpion’s Strike (2019)
  11. River of Gold (2020)

Empire of Dragons (2005) by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

Empress of Rome series by Kate Quinn

  1. Daughters of Rome (2010)
  2. Mistress of Rome (2011)
  3. Empress of Seven Hills (2012)
  4. The Three Fates
  5. Lady of the Eternal City (2015)

Falco series by Lindsey Davis

  1. The Silver Pigs (1989)
  2. Shadows in Bronze (1990)
  3. Venus in Copper (1991)
  4. The Iron Hand of Mars (1992)
  5. Poseidon’s Gold (1993)
  6. Last Act in Palmyra (1994)
  7. Time to Depart (1995)
  8. A Dying Light in Corduba (1996)
  9. Three Hands in the Fountain (1997)
  10. Two for the Lions (1998)
  11. One Virgin Too Many (1999)
  12. Ode to a Banker (2000)
  13. A Body in the Bath House (2001)
  14. The Jupiter Myth (2002)
  15. The Accusers (2003)
  16. Scandal Takes a Holiday (2004)
  17. See Delphi and Die (2005)
  18. Saturnalia (2007)
  19. Alexandria (2009)
  20. Nemesis (2010)

Flavia Albia series by Lindsey Davis

  1. The Ides of April (2013)
  2. Enemies At Home (2014)
  3. Deadly Election (2015)
  4. The Graveyard of the Hesperides (2016)
  5. The Third Nero (2017)
  6. Pandora’s Boy (2018)
  7. A Capitol Death (2019)
  8. The Grove of the Caesars (2020)
  9. A Comedy of Terrors (2020)

Forgotten Legion series by Ben Kane

  1. The Forgotten Legion (2008)
  2. The Silver Eagle (2009)
  3. The Road to Rome (2010)

Gladiatrix series by Russell Whitfield

  1. Gladiatrix (2008)
  2. Roma Victrix (2011)
  3. Imperatrix (2015)

Gaius Valerius Verrens series by Douglas Jackson

  1. Hero of Rome (2010)
  2. Defender of Rome (2011)
  3. Avenger of Rome (2012)
  4. Sword of Rome (2013)
  5. Enemy of Rome (2014)
  6. Scourge of Rome (2015)
  7. Saviour of Rome (2016)
  8. Glory of Rome (2017)
  9. Hammer of Rome (2018)

Hannibal series by Ben Kane

  1. Hannibal: Enemy of Rome (2011)
  2. Hannibal: The Patrol (short story, 2013); e-book only
  3. Hannibal: Fields of Blood (2013)
  4. Hannibal: Clouds of War (2014)

Invader (2016) by Simon Scarrow

Legionary series by Gordon Doherty

  1. Legionary (2011)
  2. Viper of the North (2012)
  3. Land of the Sacred Fire (2013)
  4. The Scourge of Thracia (2015)
  5. Gods & Emperors (2015)
  6. Empire of Shades (2017)
  7. The Blood Road (2018)
  8. Dark Eagle (2020)

Marius’ Mules series by S.J.A. Turney

  1. The Invasion of Gaul (2009)
  2. The Belgae (2010)
  3. Gallia Invicta (2011)
  4. Conspiracy of Eagles (2012)
  5. Hades’ Gate (2013)
  6. Caesar’s Vow (2014)
  7. Prelude to War (2014)
  8. The Great Revolt (2014)
  9. Sons of Taranis (2015)
  10. Pax Gallica (2016)
  11. Fields of Mars (2017)
  12. Tides of War (2018)
  13. Sands of Egypt (2019)
  14. Civil War (2020)

Masters of Rome series by Colleen McCullough

  1. The First Man in Rome (1990)
  2. The Grass Crown (1991)
  3. Fortune’s Favourites (1993)
  4. Caesar’s Women (1995)
  5. Caesar (1997)
  6. The October Horse (2002)
  7. Anthony and Cleopatra (2007)

Masters of the Sea by John Stack

  1. Ship of Rome (2009)
  2. Captain of Rome (2009)
  3. Master of Rome (2011)

Pompeii (2003) by Robert Harris

Praetorian series by S.J.A. Turney

  1. The Great Game (2015)
  2. The Price of Treason (2015)
  3. Eagles of Dacia (2017)
  4. Lions of Rome (2019)
  5. The Cleansing Fire (2020)
  6. Blades of Antioch (2021)

The Rise of Emperors series by Gordon Doherty & S.J.A. Turney

  1. Sons of Rome (2020)
  2. Masters of Rome (2021)
  3. Gods of Rome (2021)

Roma series by Steven Saylor

  • Roma (2007)
  • Empire (2010)

Roma sub Rosa series by Steven Saylor

  1. Roman Blood (1990)
  2. Arms of Nemesis (1992)
  3. Catilina’s Riddle (1993)
  4. The Venus Throw (1995)
  5. A Murder on the Appian Way (1996)
  6. The House of the Vestals (1997)
  7. Rubicon (1999)
  8. Last Seen in Massilia (2000)
  9. A Mist of Prophecies (2002)
  10. The Judgement of Caesar (2004)
  11. A Gladiator Dies Only Once (2005)
  12. The Triumph of Caesar (2008)
  13. The Seven Wonders (2012)
  14. Raiders of the Nile (2014)
  15. Wrath of the Furies (2015)

Romanitas series by Sophia McDougall

  1. Romanitas (2005)
  2. Rome Burning (2007)
  3. Savage City (2010)

Rome series by Manda Scott

  1. The Emperor’s Spy (2010)
  2. The Coming Of The King (2011)
  3. The Eagle Of The Twelfth (2012)
  4. The Art of War (2013)

Rufus series by Douglas Jackson

  1. Caligula (2008)
  2. Claudius (2009)

Spartacus series by Ben Kane

  1. Spartacus: The Gladiator (2012)
  2. Spartacus: Rebellion (2012)

Teutoburg (2016) by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

The Ides of March (2008) by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

The Last Legion (2002) by Valerio Massimo Manfredi

Throne of the Caesars series by Harry Sidebottom

  1. Iron & Rust (2014)
  2. Blood & Steel (2015)
  3. Fire & Sword (2016)

Twilight of Empire series by Ian Ross

  1. War at the Edge of the World (2015)
  2. Swords around the Throne (2015)
  3. Battle for Rome (2016)
  4. The Mask of Command (2017)
  5. Imperial Vengeance (2018)
  6. Triumph in Dust (2019)

Vespasian series by Robert Fabbri

  1. Tribune of Rome (2011)
  2. Rome’s Executioner (2012)
  3. False God of Rome (2013)
  4. Rome’s Fallen Eagle (2013)
  5. Masters of Rome (2014)
  6. Rome’s Lost Son (2015)
  7. Furies of Rome (2016)
  8. Rome’s Sacred Flame (2018)
  9. Emperor of Rome (2019)

Vindolanda series by Adrian Goldsworthy

  1. Vindolanda (2017)
  2. The Encircling Sea (2018)

Warrior of Rome series by Harry Sidebottom

  1. Fire in the East (2008)
  2. King of Kings (2009)
  3. Lion of the Sun (2010)
  4. The Caspian Gates (2011)
  5. The Wolves of the North (2012)
  6. The Amber Road (2013)

The Wolf Den Trilogy by Elodie Harper

  1. The Wolf Den (2021)
  2. The House with the Golden Door (2022)

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