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Caesar, Julius Fiction Cicero, Marcus Tullius Fiction Generals Fiction Gordianus the Finder (Fictitious character) Fiction Heads of state Fiction Marius, Gaius ca. 157-86 B.C Fiction Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C Fiction Rome History Social War, 90-88 B.C Fiction Sulla, Lucius Cornelius FictionSaylor, Steven
Summary: "The young Gordianus has been waiting out the chaos in Alexandria, with Bethesda, when he gets a cryptic message from his former tutor and friend, Antipater. Now in Ephesus, as part of Mithridates' entourage, Antipater seems to think that his life is in imminent danger. To rescue him, Gordianus concocts a daring, even foolhardy, scheme to go behind enemy lines and bring Antipater to safety. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SAYMcCullough, Colleen
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1993
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCPrice, Sean.
Contents: Introduction : war and revenge -- My youth -- Taking charge -- Crossing the Alps -- Rome learns to fear me -- Cannae -- Stalemate and decline -- Defending Carthage -- After the war -- Hannibal timeline.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Raintree 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HANPosteguillo, Santiago
Summary: "The runaway international bestseller - part sweeping historical epic, part legal thriller - following the trial that shaped the life of the young Julius Caesar and gave root to an immortal legacy. Every legend has a beginning. Rome, 77 B.C. Senator Dolabella, known for using violence against anyone who opposes him, is going on trial for corruption and has already hired the best lawyers and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2024
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Summary: "Over two thousand years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost destroyed Rome. Hannibal, a daring African general from the city of Carthage, led an army of warriors and battle elephants over the snowy Alps to invade the very heart ofRome's growing empire. But what kind of person would dare to face the most relentless imperial power of the ancient world? How could Hannibal,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HANNIBAL FRERoberts, John Maddox.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ace Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROBSaylor, Steven
Summary: "In 88 B.C. it seems as if all the world is at war. From Rome to Greece and to Egypt itself, most of civilization is on the verge of war. The young Gordianus--a born-and-raised Roman citizen--is living in Alexandria, making ends meet by plying his trade of solving puzzles and finding things out for pay. He whiles away his time with his slave Bethesda, waiting for the world to regain its sanity....
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SAYKane, Ben.
Summary: In 48 B.C., having survived a disastrous campaign in Pythia as part of the Forgotten Legion and spent years fighting their way back to Rome, Romulus and Tarquinius have finally made it as far as Alexandria. On arrival, though, they find themselves in the midst of the Roman Civil War, are press-ganged into Caesar’s thinning legions and greatly outnumbered and fighting for their lives against the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KANGibbins, David J. L.
Summary: "How far would you go for Rome? Carthage, 146 BC. This is the story of Fabius Petronius Secundus - Roman legionary and centurion - and his rise to power: from his first battle against the Macedonians, that seals the fate of Alexander the Great's Empire, to total war in North Africa and the Seige of Carthage. Fabius's success brings him admiration and respect, but also attracts greed and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GIBHarris, Robert
Summary: "There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins. Exiled, separated from his wife and children, his possessions confiscated, his life constantly in danger, Cicero is tormented by the knowledge that he has sacrificed power for the sake of his principles. His comeback requires wit, skill and courage - and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HARSaylor, Steven
Summary: Gordianus, recently returned from Egypt with his wife Bethesda, is essentially retired from his previous profession of "Finder" but even he cannot refuse the call of Calpurnia, Caesar's wife. Troubled by dreams foretelling disaster and fearing a conspiracy against the life of Caesar, she had hired someone to investigate the rumors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Minotaur 2008
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SAYHarris, Robert
Summary: Robert Harris presents his follow-up to Imperium, a fictional account of the life of Marcus Cicero. Elected by the public, yet hated by the patricians and populists, Marcus Cicero prepares for his inauguration as consul of Rome. However, the grisly murder of a boy overshadows his induction and ignites fear throughout a city already plagued by crime and civil unrest. To add to Cicero's worries,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC HARMcCullough, Colleen
Summary: The story of Julius Caesar on the theme that behind every man there stands a woman. In this case there were several, among them his strong-willed mother, his formidable mistress and his beautiful daughter, whom he married to Pompey in order to cement an alliance. The story is told against the background of everyday life in ancient Rome, detailing the mores and manners of the day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avon A 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937.05 LANMcCullough, Colleen
Summary: A novel on Julius Caesar, the Roman emperor, describing his rise to power. It follows him pacifying Britain and Gaul, after which he leads his army across the Rubicon, the frontier between Gaul and Italy, which starts a civil war. He defeats Pompey and becomes dictator. By the author of Caesar's Women.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1997
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MCCIggulden, Conn.
Summary: Two boyhood friends, Gaius Marius and Marcus, now grown to manhood, are thrust into the grip of bitter conflict as every Roman prepares to take sides in the coming civil war between Sulla and Marius. Their friendship is further tested as they vie for the the love of an extraordinary slave girl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delta trade 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC IGGHunt, Angela Elwell
Summary: Chava, daughter of the royal tutor, grows up with Urbi, a princess in Alexandria's royal palace. When Urbi becomes Queen Cleopatra, Chava finds herself imprisoned and sold into slavery. Cast off and alone in Rome, Chava must choose between love and honor, between her own desires and God's will for her life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION HUNIggulden, Conn.
Summary: In the city of Rome, Gaius and Marcus grow up as friends and students of a powerful gladiator, and as the empire plunges toward civil war, they are thrust into the middle of a bitter conflict that will test their friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2003
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC IggulContents: The first Greek historians: Hecataeus and Hellanicus, Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Polybius -- The late Roman republic: Julius Caesar, Nepos, Diodorus Siculus, Sallust -- The early Roman principate: Augustus and after: Livy, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Velleius Paterculus, Josephus, Saint Luke -- The second century A.D.: Plutarch, Tacitius, Suetonius, Appian, Arrian -- The late Roman...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner's 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 938 GRADuncan, Michael
Summary: The creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions brings to life the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic. The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Beginning as a small city-state in central Italy, Rome gradually expanded into a wider...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937 DUNSaylor, Steven
Summary: Set against the backdrop of the later Roman Republic, a collection of short mystery tales featuring ancient Roman sleuth Gordianus the Finder follows the early career of the classical sleuth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SAYHarris, Robert
Summary: A tale inspired by the writings of Tiro, Cicero's confidential secretary, traces the life of the ancient Roman orator from his beginnings as a young lawyer through his competitions with Pompey, Caesar, and Crassus in the political arena.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2006
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Summary: With his life in ruins, an exiled Cicero plots a comeback to become Rome's supreme senator.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2015