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Steven Saylor

Born

in Texas, The United States

March 23, 1956

Website

http://www.stevensaylor.com/

Genre

Historical Fiction

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Steven Saylor is the author of the long running Roma Sub Rosa series featuring Gordianus the Finder, as well as the New York Times bestselling novel, Roma and its follow-up, Empire. He has appeared as an on-air expert on Roman history and life on The History Channel.

Saylor was born in Texas and graduated with high honors from The University of Texas at Austin, where he studied history and classics. He divides his time between Berkeley, California, and Austin, Texas. ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 106,791 ratings · 7,964 reviews · 93 distinct works • Similar authors

	Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 9,304 ratings — published 1991 — 68 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roma (Roma, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 8,695 ratings — published 2007 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arms of Nemesis (Roma Sub Rosa, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 4,839 ratings — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Catilina's Riddle (Roma Sub Rosa, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 4,382 ratings — published 1993 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Murder on the Appian Way (Roma Sub Rosa, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 3,938 ratings — published 1994 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House of the Vestals (Roma Sub Rosa, #6) 4.03 avg rating — 3,643 ratings — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Venus Throw (Roma Sub Rosa, #4) 4.05 avg rating — 3,519 ratings — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Seen in Massilia (Roma Sub Rosa, #8) 4.08 avg rating — 2,911 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rubicon (Roma Sub Rosa, #7) 4.06 avg rating — 2,793 ratings — published 1999 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Empire (Roma, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 2,791 ratings — published 2010 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gordianus the Finder - Chronological (16 books)
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Roma Sub Rosa (13 books)
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Ancient World (3 books)
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Rome (3 books)
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“Men like Caesar and Pompey--they're not heroes, Meto. They're monsters. They call their greed and ambition "honour," and to satisfy their so-called honour they'll tear the world apart. But who am I to judge them? Every man does what he must, to protect his share of the world. What's the difference between killing whole villages and armies, and killing a single man? Caesar's reasons and mine are different only in degree. The consequences and the suffering still spread to the innocent (Gordianus the Finder to his son Meto)”
― Steven Saylor, Rubicon

tags: ancient-rome

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“In politics, reality and appearance are of equal importance. You cannot attend to one and neglect the other. A man must determine both what he is, and what others believe him to be.”
― Steven Saylor, Roma

tags: politics

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“The strands (the gods) weave out of our mortal lives are like a pattern visible only from the heavens; we here on earth can only guess at their designs”
― Steven Saylor, Last Seen in Massilia

tags: ancient-rome

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