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In the city of Massilia (modern-day Marseille), on the coast of Southern Gaul, Gordianus the Finder's beloved son Meto has disappeared--branded as a traitor to Caesar and apparently dead. Consumed with grief, Gordianus arrives in the city in the midst of a raging civil war, hoping to discover what happened to his son. But when he witnesses the fall of a young woman from a precipice called Sacrifice Rock, he becomes entangled in discovering the truth--did she fall or was she pushed? And where, in all of this, could it be connected to his missing son? Drawn into the city's treacherous depths, where nothing and no one are what they seem, Gordianus must summon all of his skills to discover his son's fate--and to safeguard his own life.

In The Throne of Caesar, award-winning mystery author Steven Saylor turns to the most famous murder in history: It's Rome, 44 AD, and the Ides of March are approaching.

The fourth novel in Saylor's critically acclaimed "Roma Sub Rosa" series, featuring Gordianus the Finder.

In the year 48 B.C., Rome is in the midst of civil war. As Pompey the Great and Julius Caesar fight for control of the Republic, Rome itself becomes a hotbed of intrigue, riven by espionage, greedy profiteering, and bitter betrayals...Against this background a beautiful young seeress staggers across the Roman marketplace and dies in the arms of Gordianus the Finder. Possibly mad and claiming no memory of her past, Cassandra—like her Trojan namesake—was reputed to possess the gift of prophecy. For such a gift there are many in Rome who would pay handsomely—or resort to murder.Obsessed with Cassandra and her mystery, Gordianus begins to investigate her murder. As he gradually peels away the veils of secrecy that surround Cassandra's life and death, he discovers a web of conspiracy linking many of the city's most ruthless and powerful women. Now Gordianus's pursuit of the truth not only endangers his own life, but could change the future of Rome itself.

Gordianus the Finder - the large, eccentric, philosphical investigator whose famed skills and integrity have made him much sought after in Rome - is hired by Crassus, Rome's wealthiest citizen, to inverstigate the murder of the overseer of his estate, the prime suspects being two of his slaves.

First in a unique and acclaimed mystery series set in ancient Rome. Gordianus the Finder is summoned to the house of Cicero, the young advocate who is defending a man accused of patricide. In a society where neither slave nor citizen is free to speak without reprisal, Gordianus is hired to learn the truth.

The tenth book in Saylor's bestselling Gordianus series re-issued with a brand new cover.

Part of the Roma Sub Rosa series featuring Gordianus the Finder from the bestselling author or Roma and Empire.

In the year 63 B.C., Gordianus leaves behind the corruption of Rome and retires to a farm in the Etruscan countryside. His calm pastoral life is disturbed, however, when a newly elected consul asks him to spy on a rabble-rousing senator. Soon, Gordianus finds himself drawn into a violent power struggle on the eve of an election. Matters worsen when a corpse is found on his farm--and Gordianus must confront a deadly mystery that threatens his life.

An enthralling prequel to the Gordianus series from the bestselling author of Roma and Empire. Steven Saylor takes readers back to the younger days of Gordianus the Finder.