The Judgment of Caesar

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The Judgment of Caesar
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First edition
AuthorSteven Saylor
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRoma Sub Rosa
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherSt. Martin's Minotaur
Publication date
2004
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages290 pp
ISBN978-0312271190
Preceded byA Mist of Prophecies 
Followed byA Gladiator Dies Only Once 

The Judgment of Caesar is a historical novel by American author Steven Saylor, first published by St. Martin's Press in 2004. It is the tenth book in his Roma Sub Rosa series of mystery stories set in the final decades of the Roman Republic. The main character is the Roman sleuth Gordianus the Finder.

Plot summary[]

The year is 48 BC, and there is civil war in the Roman Empire. Caesar has defeated his rival Pompey at Pharsalos and is pursuing him towards Egypt, where king Ptolemy XIII and his sister and wife Cleopatra are struggling for power. At the same time Gordianus the Finder is traveling to Egypt with his ailing Egyptian wife, Bethesda.

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