Tales of Ancient Rome

A collection of bite-size stories of varying styles all based in the world of ancient Rome. 12 tales of the ancient world, plus a bonus tale to finish.

The second edition contains two new tales not told in the 1st. Laugh, cry and shudder at:

Hold The Wall - Hadrian's wall in the last days of the western empire

Vigil - A comedic tale of firefighting in Rome

*NEW* Rudis - A champion gladiator fights his last fight

*NEW* The Discovery - A Roman trader makes a surprising find in distant China

The man who bought an Empire - The lowest point of Imperial succession

Trackside seats - A slave helps his blind master at the circus

How to run a latifundium - A cautionary tale of estate management

A Reading - What does the future hold in Judea?

Exploratores - Trajan's scouts on the trail of Dacian warriors

With a pinch of salt - A comedic tale of food in Claudius' Rome

The Palmyrene Prince - Rome's eastern border tells grim tales

Temple Trouble - A tale of the early days of Fronto (of the Marius' Mules series)

Bonus tale: Aftermath in the Ludus - A fun finish.