Roma Sub Rosa books in order
Roma Sub Rosa is a series of 17 books by Steven Saylor: 3,158 pages in the 9 with a known length, about 58 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 17
- books
- 3,158
- pages in 9 of them
- 58 hours
- to read those 9
- 116 days
- at 30 minutes a day
Roman Blood 7.2 h 2 
Arms of Nemesis 6.0 h 3 
Catilina's Riddle 8.9 h 4 
The Venus Throw 7.6 h 
The House of the Vestals 5.1 h 7 
Rubicon 5.6 h 8 
Last Seen in Massilia 5.3 h 
A Gladiator Dies Only Once 5.3 h 
The Seven Wonders 7.0 h Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
- 1
Roman Blood 1991 7.2 h
Gordianus the Finder is hired by the young Cicero to acquit or convict a man accused of murdering his own father.
- 2
Arms of Nemesis 1992 6.0 h
- 3
Catilina's Riddle 1993 8.9 h
63 BC: Gordianus attempts to find out why headless bodies keep appearing on his newly-inherited farm and contend with hostile neighbors—all cousins of his benefactor—while he is…
- 4
The Venus Throw 1995 7.6 h
In ancient Rome, Gordianus-the-Finder investigates the murder of Dio, an Egyptian envoy who came to Rome to protest the rule of the Egyptian king.
- 5
A Murder on the Appian Way 1996 length not known
- 6
The House of the Vestals 1997 5.1 h
Nine crime stories featuring Gordianus the Finder, a detective in ancient Rome who marries his slave.
- 7
Rubicon 1999 5.6 h
"Caesar and his troops have crossed the Rubicon and are marching on Rome.
- 8
Last Seen in Massilia 2000 5.3 h
Analyse : Roman policier (énigme).
- 9
A Mist of Prophecies 2002 length not known
- 10
The Judgment of Caesar 2004 length not known
- 11
A Gladiator Dies Only Once 2005 5.3 h
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…
- 12
The Triumph of Caesar 2008 length not known
- 13
The Seven Wonders 2008 7.0 h
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Empire 2010 length not known
- 14
Raiders of the Nile 2014 length not known
- 15
Wrath of the Furies 2015 length not known
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The Throne of Caesar 2018 length not known
How much is left
| After book 1, Roman Blood | about 51 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length |
| After book 2, Arms of Nemesis | about 45 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length |
| After book 3, Catilina's Riddle | about 36 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length |
| After book 4, The Venus Throw | about 28 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length |
| After book 5, A Murder on the Appian Way | about 28 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length |
| After book 6, The House of the Vestals | about 23 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length |
| After book 7, Rubicon | about 18 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length |
| After book 8, Last Seen in Massilia | about 12 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length |
| After book 9, A Mist of Prophecies | about 12 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length |
| After book 10, The Judgment of Caesar | about 12 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 11, A Gladiator Dies Only Once | about 7 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 12, The Triumph of Caesar | about 7 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
Reading the whole series
About 57 hours 54 minutes
9 of 17 books, 3,158 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
116 days (about 17 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.