Customer Reviews
Another great book in the series - By: Mrs. J. E. Winder, 21 Nov 2008 
I am currently reading this series having read & really enjoyed Roma (also a great book)and am enjoying this series as much, I prefered Arms of Nemesis to Roman Blood, I felt Roman blood was a slower to get going but it was the start of the series & we were having the characters introduced to us. Arms of Nemesis, however gets stuck straightin & flows wonderfully. Well worth a read.
Second Book in the Sub Rosa Series - By: J. Chippindale, 17 May 2007 Steven Saylor's fascination with Ancient Rome beganin his childhood. A history graduate & former newspaper & magazine editor, he livesin Berkeley, California. His series of books about Ancient Rome & featuring Gordianus the Finder are extremely popular both herein England & alsoin America. Anyone who is a fan of Lindsey Davis will love these books too.
Gordianus the Finder, the investigator of crimes, a man whose skill & integrity have made him much sought after by some of the most important menin Rome. Men who may need a secret to be kept, men who need to know that when Gordianus is working for them he will be discreet & not susceptible to bribery.
Marcus Crassus is the wealthiest manin Rome. Apart from all his property & businessesin Rome he has a fine villain the Gulf of Puteoli. When his estate manager is found murdered it seems pretty obvious to the great man that the deed was done by two of his missing slaves. A renegade gladiator called Spartacus is mounting a rebellion & two of Crassus's slaves are missing, probably run off to join the Slave Revolt.
Crassus vows that unless the missing slaves are found within 5 days he will massacre his remaining slave. It falls to Gordianus to find out the truth of the matter &in a place riddled with intrigue & secrets Gordianus realises that all is not as it seems & the deeper he delves the more danger he is bringing upon himself.
Second Book in the Sub Rosa Series - By: J. Chippindale, 18 Dec 2006 Steven Saylor's fascination with Ancient Rome beganin his childhood. A history graduate & former newspaper & magazine editor, he livesin Berkeley, California. His series of books about Ancient Rome & featuring Gordianus the Finder are extremely popular both herein England & alsoin America. Anyone who is a fan of Lindsey Davis will love these books too.
Gordianus the Finder, the investigator of crimes, a man whose skill & integrity have made him much sought after by some of the most important menin Rome. Men who may need a secret to be kept, men who need to know that when Gordianus is working for them he will be discreet & not susceptible to bribery.
Marcus Crassus is the wealthiest manin Rome. Apart from all his property & businessesin Rome he has a fine villain the Gulf of Puteoli. When his estate manager is found murdered it seems pretty obvious to the great man that the deed was done by two of his missing slaves. A renegade gladiator called Spartacus is mounting a rebellion & two of Crassus's slaves are missing, probably run off to join the Slave Revolt.
Crassus vows that unless the missing slaves are found within 5 days he will massacre his remaining slave. It falls to Gordianus to find out the truth of the matter &in a place riddled with intrigue & secrets Gordianus realises that all is not as it seems & the deeper he delves the more danger he is bringing upon himself.
Another excellent book - By: Good Books, 06 Dec 2006 
I also followed Roman Blood with this one. Surprisingly this is set several years later. It is once again excellently written with a good detailed description of roman culture & draws the readerin very rapidly. I look forward to reading the rest!
A rewarding read - By: Beebarf, 04 Jun 2006 Although superficially similar to the Falco series by Lindsey Davis, I found this book to be much superior.
To me, Gordianus is the more real character of the two - more human, more fallible, less of a wise cracking smart arse. Okay, so the book wasn't as funny (although there is wit) but it seemed to be a richer novel because of this.
The sights & sounds of Roman life are graphically detailed - perhaps a little too muchin the scenes set on a galley - the author has obviously done stacks of research, but he wears it lightly, & facts aren't crammedin at the expense of plot.
I'll be searching out more by this author!
