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Quintus Sertorius

124 BCE–73 BCE

Quintus Sertorius was a Roman commander and rebel who led resistance to Sulla’s regime from Hispania. His alliance with local communities and long campaign against Roman commanders made him one of the most capable figures of the late Republic.

In Vincent B. Davis II’s The Man with Two Names, the Man with Two Names introduces Quintus Sertorius as a young Sabine whose loyalty to family and village pushes him toward Roman public life. In Vincent B. Davis II’s Son of Mars, Writing to Quintus Sertorius, Marius looks back to service in Spain, where the experience of campaigning, fear and killing begins to form the ambition that will later make him one of the Republic’s most disruptive commanders. Other novels featuring Quintus Sertorius include Steven Saylor’s A Gladiator Dies Only Once, Vincent B. Davis II’s The Noise of War, Vincent B. Davis II’s Bodies in the Tiber, Vincent B. Davis II’s Whom Gods Destroy, and Vincent B. Davis II’s Sulla’s Fist.

Historical context

Historical periods linked to Quintus Sertorius

Late Roman Republic 133–27 BCE

Series

Series featuring Quintus Sertorius (4 series)

Marius’ Mules in Order

by Simon Turney 17 books 4.6

The Marius’ Mules series follows Marcus Falerius Fronto and Caesar’s legions from the invasion of Gaul to the destruction of the Roman Republic. Battles recorded in Caesar’s commentaries are viewed through officers and soldiers who must endure the practical cost of his ambition, while conspiracies in Rome steadily…

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Marius’ Mules -V: Sertorius’ Ghost

4.7

Marius’ Mules I

4.4

Marius’ Mules II

4.5

Marius’ Mules III

4.5

Marius’ Mules IV

4.6

Marius’ Mules V: Hades’ Gate

4.5

Marius’ Mules VI

4.5

Marius’ Mules: Prelude to War

Marius’ Mules VII

4.6

Marius’ Mules VIII

4.5

Marius’ Mules IX

4.5

Marius’ Mules X

4.6

Marius’ Mules XI

4.6

Marius’ Mules XII

4.6

Marius’ Mules XIII

4.6

Marius’ Mules XIV

4.6

Marius’ Mules XV

4.6

The Sertorius Scrolls in Order

by Vincent B. Davis II 7 books 4.4

The Sertorius Scrolls follow Quintus Sertorius through the late Roman Republic, beginning with his youth and military service before moving into the crises of Marius, Sulla, the Social War and civil conflict. The series is strongest for readers interested in the generation before Caesar, when Roman politics was…

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The Man with Two Names

4.3

The Noise of War

4.5

Bodies in the Tiber

4.3

Whom Gods Destroy

4.4

Sulla’s Fist

4.5

While Rome Burned

4.4

Wolf at the Gates

4.6

Roma Sub Rosa in Order

by Steven Saylor 13 books 4.1

The Roma Sub Rosa series follows Gordianus the Finder through the last generation of the Roman Republic. His investigations begin in the aftermath of Sulla’s dictatorship and continue through slave revolt, aristocratic trials, Catiline’s conspiracy, Caesar’s civil war and the assassination of Julius Caesar. The series uses murder…

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Roman Blood

4.0

Arms of Nemesis

4.1

Catilina’s Riddle

4.2

The Venus Throw

4.1

A Murder on the Appian Way

4.2

The House of the Vestals

4.1

Rubicon

4.1

Last Seen in Massilia

4.2

A Mist of Prophecies

4.1

The Judgment of Caesar

4.0

A Gladiator Dies Only Once

4.1

The Triumph of Caesar

4.0

The Throne of Caesar (Roma Sub Rosa Book 16)

4.4

The Marius Scrolls in Order

by Vincent B. Davis II 2 books 4.1

The Marius Scrolls are short Roman novels centred on Gaius Marius before his dominance of late Republican politics. They work as companion pieces to the Sertorius Scrolls, showing the early military and political experiences that shaped Marius and the Republic before the Social War and Sullan crisis.

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Son of Mars

4.0

Blood in the Forum

4.2