Books like The Accusers by Lindsey Davis

An aquarius engineer witnesses the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and its tragic aftermath in 79 AD.

In the 13th Falco mystery, the Roman empire’s obsession with home renovation spills into the bath house, where a death forces the sleuth to uncover a dark secret.

Private investigator Falco undertakes a risky census mission for the emperors Vespasian and Titus, while juggling a personal vendetta, a missing relative, and a deadly investigation into a gladiator’s murder that leads to Tripoli.

In the 1st century BC, renowned orator Cicero navigates Rome’s treacherous politics, striving for supreme power amid intrigue, vengeance, and violence.

In Rome’s bustling streets, private investigator Marcus Didius Falco navigates gangsters, gladiators, and a murder that ties his past to the future, all while confronting his own doubts in a noir‑style investigation.

Private investigator Marcus Didius Falco is sent to Britain to recover stolen imperial gold, where he encounters senator Helena Justina—his love interest whose ties complicate his mission.

In ancient Rome, a brutal law condemns all household slaves when a master is murdered without an immediate culprit. When a couple is found dead and their home raided, their slaves flee to the Temple of Ceres, where Flavia Albia—daughter of the famed informer Marcus Didius Falco—is tasked with unraveling the murders.

After a brief stint of success, Marcus Didius Falco is promoted to keeper of Rome’s sacred geese, only to be drawn into a murder investigation and a Vestal Virgin disappearance, proving he can’t escape the city’s intrigues.

In 52 B.C., Rome erupts into riots after the murder of politician Publius Clodius on the Appian Way. Gordianus the Finder is hired by Pompey the Great to uncover the truth amid political intrigue and looming civil war.

The Romans is a concise, but readable and comprehensive, survey of the civilization of ancient Rome.It covers:* More than 1200 years of the history of Rome and of the famous, and infamous, people who ruled its empire* Religion and social life, including the position of women, slavery, education, food, dress and entertainment* Literature, art, architecture and technologyAnd includes:* Maps, chronology, appendices on the Roman calendar and numerals, and reading-list* Extracts in translation from contemporary Latin and Greek authors* 50 illustrationsThe Romans is an indispensable introduction for students of classics and classical studies. It is also an invaluable guide for those studying other disciplines for which an understanding of the civilization and literature of Rome is desirable, and for the general reader.

When a scandal threatens Rome’s elite, Marcus Didius Falco must unravel a web of political corruption, sink into the world of pirates and organized crime, and protect his city's secrets.

In the 80 B.C. Rome of John Maddox Roberts’ Decius Caecilius Metellus series, a powerful curse thrusts the city into terror, and Decius must uncover the murderer of the tribune who invoked it.

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