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Caroline Lawrence

The Roman Mysteries is a series of 19 books by Caroline Lawrence: 2,590 pages in the 13 with a known length, about 47 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

19
books
2,590
pages in 13 of them
47 hours
to read those 13
95 days
at 30 minutes a day
The Secrets of Vesuvius 2001 3.7 h The Thieves of Ostia 2001 3.3 h The Assassins of Rome 2002 3.5 h The Pirates of Pompeii 2002 3.4 h The Dolphins of Laurentum 2003 4.3 h The Enemies of Jupiter 2003 4.0 h
The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina 2003 length not known
The Gladiators from Capua 2004 length not known
The Colossus of Rhodes 2005 4.1 h The Fugitive from Corinth 2005 3.6 h
The Charioteer of Delphi 2006 length not known
The Sirens of Surrentum 2006 4.1 h The Beggar of Volubilis 2007 5.0 h The Code of Romulus 2007 1.5 h The Slave-girl from Jerusalem 2007 4.4 h Trimalchio's Feast and other mini-mysteries 2007 2.6 h
The Scribes from Alexandria 2008 length not known
The Man from Pomegranate Street 2009 length not known
The Prophet from Ephesus 2009 length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. The Secrets of Vesuvius 2001 3.7 h

    Ten-year-old Flavia and her friends encounter the Roman admiral Pliny before making a journey to her uncle's farm near Mt.

  2. The Thieves of Ostia 2001 3.3 h

    london is great

  3. The Assassins of Rome 2002 3.5 h

    Flavia and Nubia follow Jonathan to Rome and into the Golden House built by the emperor Nero, where a dangerous assassin lurks.

  4. The Pirates of Pompeii 2002 3.4 h

    At a refugee camp following the eruption of Mt.

  5. The Dolphins of Laurentum 2003 4.3 h

    Ils sont quatre : Flavia, fille d'un riche armateur romain, Jonathan, un jeune chrétien, Nubia, l'esclave africaine, et Lupus, le jeune mandiant muet.

  6. The Enemies of Jupiter 2003 4.0 h

    Jonathan and his friends are called to Rome by the emperor in the winter of 80 A.D. to find the new Prometheus believed to have brought an epidemic to the city, but Jonathan…

  7. The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina 2003 length not known

  8. The Gladiators from Capua 2004 length not known

  9. The Colossus of Rhodes 2005 4.1 h

    In 80 A.D., ten-year-old Roman sleuth Flavia and her friends sail from Corinth to Rhodes to try to stop a mysterious man who is kidnapping children and selling them into slavery.

  10. The Fugitive from Corinth 2005 3.6 h

    Flavia and her friends pursue tutor Aristo from Corinth to Athens when he escapes after being accused of committing a brutal attack on Flavia's father.

  11. The Charioteer of Delphi 2006 length not known

  12. The Sirens of Surrentum 2006 4.1 h

  13. The Beggar of Volubilis 2007 5.0 h

  14. The Code of Romulus 2007 1.5 h

  15. The Slave-girl from Jerusalem 2007 4.4 h

  16. Trimalchio's Feast and other mini-mysteries 2007 2.6 h

  17. The Scribes from Alexandria 2008 length not known

  18. The Man from Pomegranate Street 2009 length not known

  19. The Prophet from Ephesus 2009 length not known

How much is left

After The Secrets of Vesuvius about 44 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After The Thieves of Ostia about 41 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After The Assassins of Rome about 37 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After The Pirates of Pompeii about 34 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After The Dolphins of Laurentum about 29 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After The Enemies of Jupiter about 25 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina about 25 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After The Gladiators from Capua about 25 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After The Colossus of Rhodes about 21 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After The Fugitive from Corinth about 18 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After The Charioteer of Delphi about 18 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After The Sirens of Surrentum about 14 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After The Beggar of Volubilis about 9 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After The Code of Romulus about 7 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After The Slave-girl from Jerusalem about 3 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 47 hours 29 minutes

13 of 19 books, 2,590 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

95 days (about 14 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.