The Throne of Caesar, Steven Saylor
The Throne of Caesar, Steven Saylor
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The Throne of Caesar

Author: Steven Saylor

Narrator: John Curless

Unabridged: 14 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/20/2018

Synopsis

It's Rome, 44 BC, and the Ides of March are approaching. Julius Caesar has been appointed dictator for life by the Roman Senate. Having pardoned his remaining enemies and rewarded his friends, Caesar is now preparing to leave Rome with his army to fight the Parthian Empire. Gordianus the Finder, after decades of investigating crimes and murders involving the powerful, has set aside enough that he's been raised to the Equestrian rank and has firmly and finally retired. On the morning of March 10th, though, he's first summoned to meet with Cicero and then with Caesar himself. Both have the same request of Gordianus-keep your ear to the ground, ask around, and find out if there are any conspiracies against Caesar's life. Caesar, however, has one other important matter to discuss. Gordianus's adopted son Meto has long been one of Caesar's closest confidants. To honor Meto, Caesar is going to make his father Gordianus a Senator when he attends the next session on the 15th of March. With only four days left before he's made a Senator, Gordianus must dust off his old skills and see what conspiracy against Julius Caesar, if any, he can uncover. Because the Ides of March are approaching...

About Steven Saylor

Steven Saylor is the author of the long running Roma Sub Rosa series featuring Gordianus the Finder, as well as the New York Times bestselling novel, Roma and its follow-up, Empire. He has appeared as an on-air expert on Roman history and life on The History Channel. Saylor was born in Texas and graduated with high honors from The University of Texas at Austin, where he studied history and classics. He divides his time between Berkeley, California, and Austin, Texas.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Liviu on January 09, 2018

Finally we have the long-awaited Gordianus and the Ides of March novel and it is even better than I expected; the author does a few clever things (some prepared in earlier volumes) to allow the following: Gordianus must be involved and witness the assassination but is not able/willing to prevent it......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on June 25, 2018

I have really enjoyed reading the Roma Sub Rosa series by Saylor. The time had to come when the death of Caesar would be part of the story, and this was it. If the series sprouts further life, I would guess it could be the continuation of crime investigation by family members of Gordianus the Finder......more

Goodreads review by Kate on February 18, 2018

And so ends the Roma Sub Rosa series.... and it ends with Rome's most infamous murder. Taking place over just a few days, this superb novel investigates Caesar's last days as witnessed by Gordianus the Finder. It also paints a vivid and varied portrait of life, religion, the arts and politics in Rom......more

Goodreads review by Keith on November 14, 2017

Gordianus the Finder is growing old. He does not particularly welcome a new commission from Cicero and is not especially inspired when he receives a similar commission from the dictator Julius Caesar: both men want him to investigate whether there exists a conspiracy against Caesar’s life - and it i......more

Goodreads review by Sherry on March 19, 2018

In THE THRONE OF CAESAR, Gordianus the Finder faces one of the most difficult challenges in his career: to learn whether there’a a plot to kill Julius Caesar so it can be nipped in the bud. Author Steven Saylor faces a task that’s equally daunting: to make readers care about a murder mystery in whic......more

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