Steven Saylor (born 1956) is an American writer of historical novels. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied history and Classics.

Although he also has written novels about Texas history, Saylor's best-known work by far is his Roma Sub Rosa series, set in ancient Rome. The novels' hero is a detective named Gordianus the Finder, active during the time of Sulla, Cicero, Julius Caesar, and Cleopatra.

Prior to his novel-writing career, he published erotic fiction under the pen name Aaron Travis .

Bibliography

Books with Gordianus

• Roman Blood (1991), in which Gordianus is hired by the great orator and advocate Cicero
• The House Of The Vestals (1997) (a collection of short stories which appeared later, but which take place between the first book and the second)
• Arms Of Nemesis (1992), about the slave revolt of Spartacus
• Catilina's Riddle (1993), featuring Cicero and the title character
• The Venus Throw (1995), featuring the poet Catullus
• A Murder On The Appian Way (1996), set just before the civil war between Caesar and Pompey
• Rubicon (1999), after Caesar crosses the Rubicon and disperses the Senate
• Last Seen In Massilia (2000)
• Mist Of Prophecies (2002)
• The Judgement Of Caesar (2004)
• A Gladiator Dies Only Once (announced for 2005, second short story collection)

Other Books

• A Twist at the End (2000)
• Have You Seen Dawn? (2003)

External Resources

• Saylor's web page