The dates are all listed at the end of each book in the ab urbe condita calendar system. In later books, Decius is betrothed and then married to the (fictional) niece of Caesar, Julia Caesaris. Along the way, he is often helped by his father, as well as by Cicero and a young Julius Caesar.

The stories range from 70 BC ( The King's Gambit) to 20 BC ('The King of Sacrifices'), and have both an exciting and comedic tone.ĭecius' companions include his slaves Cato, Cassandra, and Hermes his friends, the Greek gladiatorial physician Asklepiodes and the gangster/politician Titus Annius Milo and his staunch enemies, the siblings Clodia and Clodius. The stories are told in flashback-form by the old Decius, writing during the reign of Augustus Caesar. The stories are told in first-person form by Senator Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger (born c 90-95 BC), nephew of Metellus Pius and member of the powerful Caecilius Metellus family of the Roman Senate. SPQR (the original title of the first book, until the sequels came out) is a Latin initialism for Senatus Populusque Romanus ('The Roman Senate and People'), the official name of the Republic. The SPQR series is a series of historical mystery stories by John Maddox Roberts, published between 19, and set in the final years of the Roman Republic. JSTOR ( December 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.

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