[MR] A book recommendation request .. Roman period France.... suitable for an early teen

[Davitt il Bigollo da Pisa]

A couple of books in Lindsey Davis's "Marcus 
Didius Falco" series take place in Roman Gaul 
under the early emperors (70-75 AD). The tone is more modern than period.
Silver Pigs (Britain)
The Iron Hand of Mars (Germany and Gaul)
A Body in the Bathhouse (Gaul and Britain)
The Jupiter Myth (Britain, some Gaul)

Steven Saylor
Rome Sub Rosa series (secret Rome) detective novels
65-45 BC (roughly). I think all take place in Italy or possibly Greece.

John Maddox Roberts
SPQR series (Senatus et Populesque Romanus--the senate and the people of rome)
Roughly 50-45 BC. But I think all take place in Italy.


Also check out Poul Anderson's Kingdom of Ys 
series, (4 books) sort of mythology about a 
kingdom in Brittany under the Romans.
Poul Anderson , Karen Anderson
(These books have been sold in various editions, 
some with the main title, some with the subtitle, some two volumes in one.)
The King of Ys : Roma Mater
KING YS:GALLICENAE (Sign of the Dragon)\
King of Ys: Dahut
DOG & WOLF (King of Ys, Bk 4)
The King is a Roman and practitioner of Mithras 
(an eastern "mystery sect," popular in the roman 
army, that was an "enemy" of christianity, but 
which may have lent some practices to christianity)
There is some sex in this series that is  not 
suitable for an 11 year old. The other series should be fine.


At 07:54 PM 5/29/2008, Bruce Glassford wrote:
>Got posed this by my sister - and got stumped by it.   She and her family
>(including my 11yo nephew) are heading to France this summer, and she wants
>to get some books that cover France during the Roman time period - in either
>French or English, primarily fiction, although non-fiction is possible.   I
>hit a blank on it - my knowledge of books centered on that geographical area
>tends to be for significantly later than the Romans, so anyone got
>suggestions beyond Caesars Gallic Wars?
>
>Thanks to all!
>
>.... Bruce the potter
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