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Roma

by Steven Saylor

Book 1 in the Roma Trilogy series.

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Roma follows generations of two families from the settlement of the hills beside the Tiber to the age of Augustus. Their inherited talisman links stories of kings, republican reform, war with Carthage, social conflict and the expansion of Roman power.

The family narrative passes through Hannibal’s invasion, the Gracchi, Sulla’s dictatorship, Caesar’s rise and the civil wars that end the Republic. Public history is shown through marriage, slavery, religion, property and memory as a trading settlement becomes the centre of a Mediterranean empire.

Historical periods

Ancient Rome Roman Republic Punic Wars Sullan Civil War and Proscriptions Caesar’s Civil War Assassination of Julius Caesar Augustan Age Ancient World

Genres

Court & Political Fiction Family Sagas

Historical people

Augustus64 BCE–14 Hannibal247–c. 183 BCE Scipio Africanusc. 236–c. 183 BCE Julius Caesar101 BCE–45 BCE Cicero107 BCE–44 BCE

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