The Silver Chalice (Loyola Classic)11 reviews Thomas B. Costain, Peggy Noonan Loyola Press, 2006 On My List of Top 5 Books! + Keep the Light Burning + Great book + Very relevant book for our time also.             A Point of Law (SPQR X)13 reviews John Maddox Roberts St. Martin's Minotaur, 2006 great series! + Law & Order -- year 703 of the Republic + Realistic detail pulls the reader in + I enjoyed this book.             Render Unto Caesar12 reviews Gillian Bradshaw Forge Books, 2004 A lovely tale of money lending in ancient times + Beyond good + Terrific character driven drama in ancient Rome + A great, fast-paced story in Roman society + and thanks for the afterword             Princess Sultana's Circle (Princess Trilogy)59 reviews Jean Sasson Windsor-Brooke Books, 2002 Saudi Arabia + Princess Sultana's Circle + Princess Sultana + Princess Sultana's Circle + Gentle introduction the life of an Arabian princess             Island of Ghosts: A Novel of Roman Britain31 reviews Gillian Bradshaw Tor Books, 1999 Excellent historical fiction + More fine historical fiction from Bradshaw + excellent historical fiction + One of the Best Books I've Ever Read (from a Non-Gusher) + A fine novel by an author who deserves a wider audience             The Sacrilege (SPQR III)13 reviews John Maddox Roberts St. Martin's Minotaur, 1999 Caesar's Spouse and a Suspicious Sacrilege + Number Three in a Terrific Series + The Sacrilege (SPQR III) + Best so far             The River God's Vengeance (SPQR VIII)9 reviews John Maddox Roberts St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005 As brilliant as ever + Addictive Stuff + Good Old Bad Romans + Good addition to an excellent series + GREAT!!!!!             The Sand-Reckoner (Tom Doherty Associates Book)21 reviews Gillian Bradshaw Forge Books, 2001 A brilliant novel about Archimedes + Excelent book + An intelligent and interesting tale of Archimedes + Bradshaw at her Best.             Saturnalia (SPQR V)11 reviews John Maddox Roberts St. Martin's Griffin, 2003 Murder, Mayhem, and Scandal in Ancient Rome + Fifth in a Sparkling Series + Another great book from Roberts + great comic mystery + Interesting and different series             The King's Gambit (SPQR I)22 reviews John Maddox Roberts St. Martin's Minotaur, 1990 First book in a great series. + A fly on the wall.... + Spqr I reviewed. John Maddox Roberts starts off the SPQR series with a great book. His research is obviously thorough and the fascinating details of everyday Roman life are most interesting. The reader is lead little by little, clue by clue, to the satisfying conclusion. Makes you want to read the rest of the ...             Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia303 reviews Jean Sasson Windsor-Brooke Books, 2001 God bless you, Jean P. Sasson. + A very good read I read this book without regard to ethnicity or political belief. I read it as a woman -- as a human being who suffered at the thought of what other women are enduring in the name of "religion" or "culture." There is no explanation possible to make this palatable to anyone with a conscience. To ...             The Tribune's Curse (SPQR VII)2 reviews John Maddox Roberts St. Martin's Griffin, 2004 Love this series and recommending it to famly/friends. + Another entertaining read! This is a wonderfully intelligent mystery/history series. As a history buff the detail is accurate and intersting without being a dry rendition of a textbook. The characters are believable and human. I truly enjoy the sardonic humor of the main character and the author's honesty regarding how a ...             The King Must Die: A Novel73 reviews Mary Renault Vintage, 1988 The King Must Die + Compelling and thought provoking I had read this book when it was first published years ago, then again a bit after that, so it was a long hiatus until reading it again now. I must say, its magic had not abated and it held me in its spell from beginning to end. I only regret it's not a longer book, but I have the sequel ready to ...             The Catiline Conspiracy (SPQR II)11 reviews John Maddox Roberts St. Martin's Minotaur, 2001 SPQR II: The Cataline Conspiracy + Another Extremely Enjoyable Read + Two for two in terms of excellent writing + Exciting historical and mystery             Cleopatra's Heir11 reviews Gillian Bradshaw Forge Books, 2002 Another great book by Gillian Bradshaw + A Must Read + Good but be forewarned... + Great book for history buffs             Nobody Loves a Centurion (SPQR VI)13 reviews John Maddox Roberts St. Martin's Griffin, 2003 Sixth in the SPQR Series + One of the best in the series + This is the book that started it all + Fantastic Read + Decius Metellus Forever!             Beacon at Alexandria (The Hera Series)21 reviews Gillian Bradshaw Soho Press, 2003 An enjoyable tale set in the turbulent 4C AD Eastern Roman Empire + Well researched and engaging historical with a bit of romance + Bradshaw scores 10 + A Book for Women + High-grade historical romance             Imperial Purple1 review Gillian Bradshaw Houghton Mifflin (T), 1988 Excellent historical novel set in late Roman Empire Fans of historical novels ought not to miss this one. "Imperial Purple" is set in the early Christian era during the reign of Theodosius II (408-450)and with the author's "The Bearkeeper's Daughter" and "The Beacon at Alexandria" the novel examines why "Byzantine" has entered our language as an ...             The Bearkeeper's Daughter3 reviews Gillian Bradshaw Houghton Mifflin (T), 1987 A Good Story + Very Good + Title Should Be "Bearkeeper's Grandson" This novel should be entitled "The Grandson of the Bearkeeper" because the main character of the story is Juan, the bastard son of the Empress Theodora. It is a soft story about a young man who learned after the dead of his father the origin of his mother and went to Constantinople, the capital of ...             The Princess and the Pirates (SPQR IX)10 reviews John Maddox Roberts St. Martin's Minotaur, 2006 Another gem from JMR + Another enjoyable SPQR episode + Ninth in the SPQR Series + The series just gets better + excellent read