19 must-read historical fiction books like SPQR IV: The Temple of the Muses (SPQR, #4) by John Maddox Roberts

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SPQR IV: The Temple of the Muses (SPQR, #4)

By: John Maddox Roberts

4.21

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

When Roman junior senator Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger has a chance to join a diplomatic m…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in SPQR IV: The Temple of the Muses (SPQR, #4) by John Maddox Roberts , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Chariots of Calyx (Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain, #4)

By: Rosemary Rowe

4.14

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

Libertus is in Londinium, at the invitation of the Roman Governor, when news arrives of the brutal … read more

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  • roman
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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2. The Seven Wonders (Ancient World, #1)

By: Steven Saylor

3.82

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

The year is 92 B.C. and the youthful Gordianus has just turned eighteen, and is about to embark on … read more

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  • roman
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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3. Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

By: Tom Holland

4.22

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small … read more

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  • historical
  • roman
"Achievement was worthy of praise and honor, but excessive achievement was pernicious and a threat to the state. However great a citizen might become, however great he might wish to become, the truest…"

-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

"Enthusiasts for empire argued that Rome had a civilizing mission; that because her values and institutions were self-evidently superior to those of barbarians, she had a duty to propagate them; that …"

-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

"Honour, in the Republic, had never been a goal in itself, only a means to an infinite end. And what was true of her citizens, naturally, was also true of Rome herself. For the generation that had liv…"

-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

"It was an article of faith to the Romans that they were the most morally upright people in the world. How else was the size of their empire to be explained? Yet they also knew that the Republic's gre…"

-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic

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4. Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3)

By: Colleen McCullough

4.39

Format: 1028 pages, Mass Market Paperback

They were blessed by the gods at birth with wealth and privilege. In a time of cataclysmic upheaval… read more

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  • historical
  • roman
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)

By: Colleen McCullough

3.67

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

In this great drama, Marius, the general who saved Rome from barbarian invasion and became consul a… read more

Similar categories in Colleen McCullough's The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) book and John Maddox Roberts's SPQR IV: The Temple of the Muses (SPQR, #4)

  • historical
  • roman
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. Ripley Under Ground (Ripley, #2)

By: Patricia Highsmith

5.00

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

"Patricia Highsmith is often called a mystery or crime writer, which is a bit like calling Picasso … read more

Similar categories in Patricia Highsmith's Ripley Under Ground (Ripley, #2) book and John Maddox Roberts's SPQR IV: The Temple of the Muses (SPQR, #4)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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7. Ripley's Game (Ripley, #3)

By: Patricia Highsmith

2.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

Living on his posh French estate with his elegant heiress wife, Tom Ripley, on the cusp of middle a… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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8. Wrath of the Furies (Ancient World, #3)

By: Steven Saylor

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In 88 B.C., it seems as if the entire ancient world is at war. In the west, the Italian states are … read more

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  • roman
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
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9. Imperium (Cicero, #1)

By: Robert Harris

4.13

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

When Tiro, the confidential secretary (and slave) of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified… read more

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  • historical
  • roman
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"What a terrible audit Death lays upon a man."

-Robert Harris, Imperium (Cicero, #1)

"Few subjects make more tedious reading than happiness."

-Robert Harris, Imperium (Cicero, #1)

"Since when has idiocy been a bar to advancement in politics?"

-Robert Harris, Imperium (Cicero, #1)

"Tak usah cemas, akan banyak waktu untuk tidur setelah kita mati."

-Robert Harris, Imperium (Cicero, #1)

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10. Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5)

By: Colleen McCullough

3.20

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

It's 54 BCE. Gaius Julius Caesar is sweeping thru Gaul, crushing the fierce, long-haired warrior-ki… read more

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  • historical
  • roman
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4)

By: Colleen McCullough

3.20

Format: 144 pages,

After his many victories on the battlefields, Caesar undertakes his greatest challenge--conquering … read more

Similar categories in Colleen McCullough's Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) book and John Maddox Roberts's SPQR IV: The Temple of the Muses (SPQR, #4)

  • historical
  • roman
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. SPQR IV: The Temple of the Muses (SPQR, #4)

By: John Maddox Roberts

4.21

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

When Roman junior senator Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger has a chance to join a diplomatic m… read more

Similar categories in John Maddox Roberts's SPQR IV: The Temple of the Muses (SPQR, #4) book and John Maddox Roberts's SPQR IV: The Temple of the Muses (SPQR, #4)

  • roman
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime

13. Nemesis (Marcus Didius Falco, #20)

By: Lindsey Davis

3.97

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In the high summer of 77AD, Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco is beset by personal problems. Newly… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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14. A Pattern of Blood (Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain, #2)

By: Rosemary Rowe

4.19

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Libertus witnesses the stabbing of Quintus Ulpius, a wealthy decurion--but he is not fatally wounde… read more

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  • roman
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime

15. The Legatus Mystery (Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain, #5)

By: Rosemary Rowe

3.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

Reunited at last with his long-lost wife, Libertus returns to Glevum. But his new-found happiness i… read more

Similar categories in Rosemary Rowe's The Legatus Mystery (Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain, #5) book and John Maddox Roberts's SPQR IV: The Temple of the Muses (SPQR, #4)

  • roman
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime

16. The Zebra-Striped Hearse

By: Ross Macdonald

4.22

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

Strictly speaking, Lew Archer is only supposed to dig up the dirt on a rich man's suspicious soon-t… read more

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17. Raiders of the Nile (Ancient World, #2)

By: Steven Saylor

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In 88 B.C. it seems as if all the world is at war. From Rome to Greece and to Egypt itself, most of… read more

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18. The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1)

By: Colleen McCullough

3.67

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of The Thorn Birdscomes a masterpiece of historical fiction that is fas… read more

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19. Dictator (Cicero, #3)

By: Robert Harris

3.99

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Imperium...Conspirata...and now, the long-awaited final volume of the author's best-selling Cicero … read more

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20. Ancient Rome: From Romulus to Justinian

By: Thomas R. Martin

3.87

Format: 400 pages, ebook

With commanding skill, Thomas R. Martin tells the remarkable and dramatic story of how a tiny, poor… read more

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21. Conspirata (Cicero, #2)

By: Robert Harris

4.33

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

- Internationally bestselling author: "Imperium" was hailed as "quite possibly Harris's most accomp… read more

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22. Murder in the Forum (Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain, #3)

By: Rosemary Rowe

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

When Perennis Felix, favorite of the Roman Emperor and would-be enemy of all, heralds his arrival i… read more

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23. Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7)

By: Colleen McCullough

4.34

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A sweeping epic of ancient Rome from the #1 bestselling author of "The Thorn Birds"In this breathta… read more

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24. The October Horse: A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #6)

By: Colleen McCullough

4.34

Format: None pages, Paperback

A SWEEPING EPIC OF ANCIENT ROME FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THORN BIRDSWith her renowned … read more

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25. What the Devil Knows (Sebastian St. Cyr, #16)

By: C.S. Harris

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Sebastian St. Cyr thought a notorious serial killer had been brought to justice until a shocking se… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Harris's What the Devil Knows (Sebastian St. Cyr, #16) book and John Maddox Roberts's SPQR IV: The Temple of the Muses (SPQR, #4)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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26. The Throne of Caesar (Roma Sub Rosa, #13)

By: Steven Saylor

4.15

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In The Throne of Caesar, award-winning mystery author Steven Saylor turns to the most famous murder… read more

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  • roman
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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27. Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18)

By: C.S. Harris

4.34

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

June 1815. The people of London wait, breathlessly, for news as Napoleon and the forces united agai… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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28. When Blood Lies (Sebastian St. Cyr, #17)

By: C.S. Harris

4.31

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, has spent years unraveling his family’s tragic history. But the… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
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29. Who Speaks for the Damned (Sebastian St. Cyr, #15)

By: C.S. Harris

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Sebastian St. Cyr investigates the mysterious life and death of a nobleman accused of murder in thi… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
"I believe we are all connected, every living thing one to the other, so that I owe to each what I would owe to myself."

-C.S. Harris, Who Speaks for the Damned (Sebastian St. Cyr, #15)

"Bringing this man’s murderer to justice was more important to Sebastian than he could begin to explain, even to himself."

-C.S. Harris, Who Speaks for the Damned (Sebastian St. Cyr, #15)

"Murder is unseemly. Making certain a killer doesn’t get away with what he has done is an obligation we the living owe to the dead—no matter how unsavory we consider them to be."

-C.S. Harris, Who Speaks for the Damned (Sebastian St. Cyr, #15)

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30. Who Slays the Wicked (Sebastian St. Cyr, #14)

By: C.S. Harris

4.24

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

The death of a fiendish nobleman strikes close to home as Sebastian St. Cyr is tasked with finding … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • historical mystery
  • crime
"What the bloody hell is wrong with us? What kind of society turns its back on the neediest amongst them? They call themselves Christians. They smugly go to church every Sunday and pat themselves on t…"

-C.S. Harris, Who Slays the Wicked (Sebastian St. Cyr, #14)

"I know what he was like,’ said Sebastian. McCay’s daughter made a harsh, scoffing sound in her throat. ‘Do you? Ashworth came close to ruining us. He did it as deliberately and casually as a normal p…"

-C.S. Harris, Who Slays the Wicked (Sebastian St. Cyr, #14)

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31. A Man at Arms

By: Steven Pressfield

4.01

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed master of historical fiction comes an epic saga about a reluctant hero, the Roma… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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Rosemary Rowe

4.14

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Steven Saylor

3.82

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Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3)

Colleen McCullough

4.39

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The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)

Colleen McCullough

3.67

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Deanna Raybourn

4.19

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Andrea Penrose

4.11

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Andrea Penrose

4.13

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Grace Burrowes

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