A review by escan
The Triumph of Caesar by Steven Saylor

4.0

This was a pretty tame entry, I think, in terms of the fact that there's no immediate threat to Gordianus' life, just about everyone knows when Caesar actually does die, and Rome has finally emerged from the various wars which have pervaded the past 4 or 5 novels. I did like that Gordianus finally gave Diana a chance to prove her own worth as a detective, and the set-up for future events was super interesting (i.e. the hints at Brutus' independent streak and the glimpses of Octavius before he became Augustus). The mystery itself was decent, and I really enjoyed the interviews with figures like Vercingetorix, Arsinoë, and Cleopatra - the glimpses into their own personally miseries were very moving.