Beware the Ides of March

Julius Caesar was assassinated on March 15, 44 BC, the Ides of March on the Roman calendar. (That made the Ides of March the most famous, but there was an Ides of every month, and most of them were on the 13th, not the 15th. Just a little bonus information from one of your Friendly Library Latin BAs.) Over two thousand and fifty years later, not only does Caesar have a month and a pizza chain named after him, but he's still inspiring authors. Here are a few of the fictional accounts of Caesar's life and times that you can find at the library.

The Triumph of Caesar by Steven Saylor is the latest in the Roma sub Rosa mystery series. Gordianus the Finder has met, worked for, or investigated most of the prominent people in the later years of the Roman Republic throughout this series, and Julius Caesar figures in several earlier installments as well. Saylor's books are meticulously researched and work as well as historical fiction as they do as mysteries.

Emperor: The Gates of Rome is the first in the Emperor quartet by Conn Iggulden. The last in the series, Emperor: The Gods of War was named as a NoveList Best.

Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series is highly acclaimed. Although he appears earlier, Julius Caesar takes center stage in the fourth, fifth, and sixth books, Caesar's Women, Caesar: Let the Dice Fly, and The October Horse.

-- Kristen, Main Library