series overview • 500–50 BC
The King of Rome Series
From the reign of Servius Tullius through Cincinnatus, Camillus, the Gracchi, Sulla, and the end of the Republic—an immersive chronicle of Rome’s pivotal centuries before the Empire.
monarchy → republic • revolution
King of Rome
Servius Tullius’s embattled rule collides with Tarquin’s tyranny and the outrage over Lucretia, culminating in Brutus’s rebellion and the birth of the Roman Republic.
early republic • strategy
Consul of Rome
In the wake of Brutus’s death, Rome faces Tarquin and Etruscan threats. Valor and statecraft—from Gaius Mucius Cordus to Spurius Cassius—forge a fragile new order.
domestic strife • dictatorship
Defender of Rome
Patrician power, plebeian pressure, and a slave revolt ignite crisis. Only Cincinnatus’s extraordinary dictatorship can rally Rome from the brink.
Camillus • Veii • the Gauls
Second Founder of Rome
Camillus rises through the cursus honorum, conquers Veii, endures exile, and returns to rally Rome against the Gallic sack—a statesman-general who reshapes the Republic.
plebeian rights • reform
Tribune of Rome
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus challenge inequality and the oligarchy, pushing Rome toward transformation—and backlash.
late republic • upheaval
Anarchists of Rome
A Republic torn by ruthless rivals and brutal wars—where power is seized by blood and steel and Rome’s fate hangs in the balance.
Sulla • civil war • proscriptions
Dictator of Rome
From reformist hopes to national fracture—the Social War, Marius’s last bid, and Sulla’s ruthless dictatorship unravel a government clinging to tradition.
Cicero • Catiline • Clodius
Conspirators of Rome
Cicero thwarts Catiline’s plot and earns Pater Patriae—but Clodius Pulcher weaponizes the streets, turning politics into spectacle and violence.
About the series
King of Rome presents a vivid, character‑driven history of the Republic’s making and unmaking. From Servius Tullius and the Tarquins to Cincinnatus and Camillus, from the Gracchi to Sulla, Cicero, and Catiline, these books illuminate the political genius, social conflict, and military gambits that defined Rome before the Empire.