Steven Saylor Books in Order
Steven Saylor has written 25 books, published between 1991 and 2021. The first book is Roman Blood (1991) and the newest is Dominus (2021). Publication order is the reading order below. 13 of the 25 books listed here are in the Roma Sub Rosa series, which has its own page: Roma Sub Rosa books in order.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 1991–2021
- Confirmed
- 25 of 25 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,236 in 14 of 25 books
- Reading time
- 87–131 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,236 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 25 titles with a page count on record.
Gordianus the Finder investigates murders in Rome across Steven Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa series. Roman Blood (1991) opens the run, followed by Arms of Nemesis (1992), Catilina's Riddle (1993), The Venus Throw (1995), A Murder on the Appian Way (1996) and Rubicon (1999). Saylor also wrote the Ancient World novels, the last of them Dominus in 2021. Twenty-five titles are catalogued, at 320 pages on median.
How many Steven Saylor books are there?
Steven Saylor has 25 books, released between 1991 and 2021. They include 3 separate series.
Steven Saylor Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Steven Saylor books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11991–3/4
- 21992–3/4
- 31992–3/4
- 419935113/4
- 51995–3/4
- 619964163/4
- 719972403/4
- 819993203/4
- 920003203/4
- 1020002563/4
- 112002–3/4
- 122003–3/4
- 1320043203/4
- 1420052883/4
- 1520075923/4
- 1620093203/4
- 1720106083/4
- 182012–3/4
- 192013–3/4
- 202013–3/4
- 212013–3/4
- 2220143423/4
- 2320153113/4
- 2420183923/4
- 252021–3/4
Steven Saylor series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Roma Sub Rosa books in order 19 books
Steven Saylor books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Roma Sub Rosa books in order
13 books by Steven Saylor- 1. Roman Blood
- 2. Arms of Nemesis
- 3. Catilina's Riddle
- 4. The Venus Throw
- 5. A Murder on the Appian Way
- 6. The House of the Vestals
- 7. Rubicon
- 8. Last Seen in Massilia
- 9. A Mist of Prophecies
- 10. The Judgment of Caesar
- 11. A Gladiator Dies Only Once
- 12. The Triumph of Caesar
- and 1 more in the table above
Rome in order
3 booksAncient World in order
3 booksSteven Saylor Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Steven Saylor Short Story
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Steven Saylor Short Stories/Novellas
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Steven Saylor Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Steven Saylor Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Steven Saylor books run from Roman Blood (1991) to Dominus (2021), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Steven Saylor in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Steven Saylor books in order?
You only need to read Steven Saylor books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Steven Saylor
Start with Roman Blood (1991), the first Roma Sub Rosa book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Steven Saylor book?
Dominus (2021) is the newest Steven Saylor book released so far.
Is there a new Steven Saylor book coming?
No next Steven Saylor book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Steven Saylor at a glance
- Paused
- No new Steven Saylor title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Steven Saylor books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,236 pages across the 14 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Steven Saylor books, 8 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
What the Steven Saylor books are about
20 of the 25 Steven Saylor books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 16 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 16 of 20 books
- Gordianus the Finder (Fictitious character) 15 of 20 books
- Rome 14 of 20 books
- Mystery & detective 11 of 20 books
- Historical fiction 9 of 20 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 6 of 20 books
- Rome Civil War, 49-45 B.C 4 of 20 books
- Investigation 3 of 20 books
- Murder 3 of 20 books
- American fiction 2 of 20 books
- Egypt 2 of 20 books