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There is a large body of modern fiction set in ancient Rome. The following titles listed include only those that are substantially (more than half) or entirely set in the city of Rome during any period upto the Byzantine empire. It does not include works set partially in Rome, nor does it include all works set in the Roman Republic or the Roman Empire. For works set in the Roman empire but not in the city of Rome, please see Fiction set in the Roman empire for a list of all works set in the ancient Roman world.

Titles include:

Historical novels listed in chronological order

Rome as a Kingdom

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Early Republic

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Middle Republic

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  • Roma, published March 6, 2007, by Steven Saylor. According to the author's website, the book covers part of Rome's Republican history.[3]

Late Republic

Julius Caesar (play) (16th century) by Shakespeare
  • The Last King: Rome's Greatest Enemy (2005) by Michael Curtis Ford

Early/High Empire (27 BC to 190 AD)

The Julio-Claudian Dynasty

Books about early Christians or the Christ include: Books about Claudius or set in his reign include:
  • I, Claudius (1934) and its sequel, Claudius the God (1935), by Robert Graves. The classic and influential dramatised account of the life of the emperor Claudius, made into a popular TV series (see below).
Books set in Nero's reign include:

The Flavian Dynasty

The Nervan-Antonian Dynasty

No historical works are known that are set entirely or substantially in the city of Rome.

Middle Empire (191 AD to -- AD), when Diocletian splits the Empire

No historical works are known that are set entirely or substantially in the city of Rome.

Late Empire: West (-457 AD)

  • The Young Julian by Thomas J., Ph.D. Hairston
  • Julian (1964 by Gore Vidal, fictionalized biography of the emperor Julian who tried to revive Paganism
  • Titus Andronicus (play) (16th century) by Shakespeare, based on a fictional Imperial Roman general fighting the Goths.
  • Gods And Legions: A Novel of the Roman Empire (2002) by Michael Curtis Ford
  • The Sword of Attila: A Novel of the Last Years of Rome (2005) by Michael Curtis Ford
  • The Fall of Rome: A Novel of a World Lost (2007) by Michael Curtis Ford

Unknown period

  • Avventura nel primo secolo by Paolo Monelli
  • The Roman (1964)by Mika Waltari
  • The Door in the Wall, The Key, The Lock by Benita Kane Jaro
  • Sand of the Arena by James Duffy
  • In the Army of Marcus Batallius by David M. Ross
  • 68 A.D. by D.G. Bellenger
  • Gods and Legions: A Novel of The Roman Empire by Michael Curtis Ford
  • The Quest For the Lost Roman Legions by Tony Clunn
  • Three's Company, Winter Quarters, Conscience of the King, The Little Emperors and Family Favourites by Alfred Duggan
  • Domitia & Domitian by David Corson
  • Games of Venus by Sylvia Shults
  • The Flames of Rome by Paul L. Maier
  • Antonia by Brenda Jagger
  • The Tribune: A Novel of Ancient Rome by Patrick Larkin

Detective fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction/time travel novels

  • Caesar's Bicycle (1997) (Timeline Wars series) by John Barnes

Alternate universe fiction

The following alternate history novels are set in fictional universes where the Roman Empire never fell, and has endured to the present day:

Comic books

Movies

Plays

Television

Video Games

No video games are known that are set entirely or substantially in the city of Rome.

See also

References

1. ^ http:/www.stevensaylor.com/ Saylor, Steven. "Steven Saylor website". Retrieved May 16, 2007
2. ^ [1] Saylor, Steven. "Steven Saylor website". Retrieved May 16, 2007
3. ^ http:/www.stevensaylor.com/ Saylor, Steven. "Steven Saylor website". Retrieved May 16, 2007

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