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Roma Sub Rosa Books in Order

Steven Saylor has written 19 Roma Sub Rosa 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.

Books
19
Published
1991–2021
Confirmed
19 of 19 titles
Pages on record
4,916 in 13 of 19 books
Reading time
82–123 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,916 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

See all 19 books in order Printable Roma Sub Rosa checklist

Roma Sub Rosa is Steven Saylor's catalogue label for 19 historical mysteries set in ancient Rome, published from 1991 to 2021. Gordianus the Finder is the fictitious character recorded in the subjects, alongside murder, investigation, private investigators and the Roman civil war of 49-45 B.C. Roman Blood (1991) comes first, followed by Arms of Nemesis (1992) and Catilina's Riddle (1993). Later titles include Rubicon (1999), The Judgment of Caesar (2004) and Dominus (2021). Reading Roma Sub Rosa in order starts with Roman Blood.

How many Roma Sub Rosa books are there?

Roma Sub Rosa has 19 books, released between 1991 and 2021.

Roma Sub Rosa Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Roma Sub Rosa 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.

  1. Cover of Roman Blood by Steven Saylor, book 1 of the Roma Sub Rosa series (1991)
  2. Cover of Arms of Nemesis by Steven Saylor, book 2 of the Roma Sub Rosa series (1992)
  3. Cover of Catilina's Riddle by Steven Saylor, book 3 of the Roma Sub Rosa series (1993)
  4. Cover of The Venus Throw by Steven Saylor, book 4 of the Roma Sub Rosa series (1995)
  5. Cover of A Murder on the Appian Way by Steven Saylor, book 5 of the Roma Sub Rosa series (1996)
  6. Cover of The House of the Vestals by Steven Saylor, book 6 of the Roma Sub Rosa series (1997)
  7. Cover of Rubicon by Steven Saylor, book 7 of the Roma Sub Rosa series (1999)
  8. Cover of Last Seen in Massilia by Steven Saylor, book 8 of the Roma Sub Rosa series (2000)
  9. Cover of A Mist of Prophecies by Steven Saylor, book 9 of the Roma Sub Rosa series (2002)
  10. Cover of The Judgment of Caesar by Steven Saylor, book 10 of the Roma Sub Rosa series (2004)
  11. Cover of A Gladiator Dies Only Once by Steven Saylor, book 11 of the Roma Sub Rosa series (2005)
  12. Cover of Roma by Steven Saylor, book 1 of the Rome series (2007)
  13. Cover of The Triumph of Caesar by Steven Saylor, book 12 of the Roma Sub Rosa series (2009)
  14. Cover of Empire by Steven Saylor, book 2 of the Rome series (2010)
  15. Cover of The Seven Wonders by Steven Saylor, book 1 of the Ancient World series (2012)
  16. Cover of Raiders of the Nile by Steven Saylor, book 2 of the Ancient World series (2014)
  17. Cover of Wrath of the Furies by Steven Saylor, book 3 of the Ancient World series (2015)
  18. Cover of The Throne of Caesar by Steven Saylor, book 13 of the Roma Sub Rosa series (2018)
  1. 1
    Roman BloodRoma Sub Rosa #11991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  2. 2
    Arms of NemesisRoma Sub Rosa #21992 · confirmed 3/4
    1992–
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  3. 3
    Catilina's RiddleRoma Sub Rosa #31993 · 511 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993511
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  4. 4
    The Venus ThrowRoma Sub Rosa #41995 · confirmed 3/4
    1995–
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  5. 5
    A Murder on the Appian WayRoma Sub Rosa #51996 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996416
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  6. 6
    The House of the VestalsRoma Sub Rosa #61997 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997240
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  7. 7
    RubiconRoma Sub Rosa #71999 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999320
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  8. 8
    Last Seen in MassiliaRoma Sub Rosa #82000 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000256
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  9. 9
    A Mist of PropheciesRoma Sub Rosa #92002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  10. 10
    The Judgment of CaesarRoma Sub Rosa #102004 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004320
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  11. 11
    A Gladiator Dies Only OnceRoma Sub Rosa #112005 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005288
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  12. 12
    RomaRome #12007 · 592 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007592
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  13. 13
    The Triumph of CaesarRoma Sub Rosa #122009 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009320
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  14. 14
    EmpireRome #22010 · 608 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010608
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  15. 15
    The Seven WondersAncient World #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  16. 16
    Raiders of the NileAncient World #22014 · 342 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014342
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  17. 17
    Wrath of the FuriesAncient World #32015 · 311 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015311
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  18. 18
    The Throne of CaesarRoma Sub Rosa #132018 · 392 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018392
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  19. 19
    DominusRome #32021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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Do you have to read Roma Sub Rosa books in order?

You should read the Roma Sub Rosa books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Roma Sub Rosa book also stands alone.

Where to start with Roma Sub Rosa

Start with Roman Blood (1991), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Roma Sub Rosa book?

Dominus (2021) is the newest Roma Sub Rosa book released so far.

Is there a new Roma Sub Rosa book coming?

No next Roma Sub Rosa book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Roma Sub Rosa at a glance

Paused
No new Roma Sub Rosa title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Roma Sub Rosa books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
4,916 pages across the 13 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Roma Sub Rosa books, 7 of 19, were published in the 1990s.

What the Roma Sub Rosa books are about

All 19 Roma Sub Rosa 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 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Steven Saylor

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.