Fiction set in Ancient Rome
There is a body of modern fiction set in ancient Rome. Titles include
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Books
- I, Claudius and its sequel, Claudius the God, by Robert Graves. The classic dramatised account of the life of the emperor Claudius.
- Count Belisarius, also by Graves
- Augustus and Tiberius by Allan Massie.
- Masters of Rome series by Colleen McCullough.
- A Song for Nero by Tom Holt.
- Household Gods by Judith Tarr and Harry Turtledove
- Caesar's Bicycle by John Barnes
- Mémoires d'Hadrien by Marguerite Yourcenar
- Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz
- The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas
- Agent of Byzantium by Harry Turtledove
- Pompeii by Robert Harris
- Pro Caelio by Stephen Ciraolo
- Eagle in the Snow by Wallace Breem
- Avventura nel primo secolo by Paolo Monelli
- I Am a Barbarian by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp
- A. D. 62: Pompeii by Rebecca East
Detective fiction
- The Roma Sub Rosa series by Steven Saylor, starts with Roman Blood.
- The Marcus Didius Falco series by Lindsey Davis.
- The SPQR series by John Maddox Roberts.
- The Germanicus Mosaic series by Rosemary Rowe – set in Roman Britain.
- The Claudia series by Marilyn Todd
- The Publius Aurelius series by Danila Comastri Montanari
Movies
- The Robe – U.S. 1953 director Henry Koster
- Demetrius and the Gladiators – U.S. 1954 director Delmer Daves (sequel to The Robe)
- Ben-Hur U.S. 1959
- Spartacus – U.S. 1960 director Stanley Kubrick
- Cleopatra – U.S. 1963 director Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- The Fall of the Roman Empire – U.S. 1964 director Anthony Mann
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – U.S. 1966 director Richard Lester
- Satyricon – Italy 1970 director Federico Fellini
- Caligula – U.S. 1979 director Tinto Brass
- History of the World Part 1 – U.S. 1981 director Mel Brooks
- Gladiator – U.S. 1999 director Ridley Scott
Plays
Television
- I, Claudius
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 (part of season 8)
- Up Pompeii!
- Rome
See also
Categories: Ancient Rome | Fiction | Roman novels