The Triumph of Caesar: A Novel of Ancient Rome

I have read all Saylor's "Roma Sub Rosa" books and at first was happy to find them in audio. However, I found myself unable to listen to the narrator (Scott Harrison) who reads the other books in the series. Three chapters into the audiotape of "Arms of Nemesis" (one of the best books in the series) I threw up my hands and picked up the printed book. This audio of "The Triumph of Caesar", read by Ralph Cosham, is much better, and his older voice fits the now much older Gordianus. The story is a good one,although not the best of the series. I'd love to see some of the earlier books redone with a decent narrator.

Scott Harrison was a terrible reader for the two prior audiobook versions of Saylor's "Roma Sub Rosa," Gordianus the Finder, mystery novels. On this one, Ralph Cosham does a great job. I hope that he's hard at work on the other titles in the series.

Good history. Good characters. Good story. All around good stuff! Give me more.

I might, especially after reading other books about the same subject and time in Roman history. I liked the fact that the information is not just written down, as in most books. This book is written by an investigator and his informants, so the information is passed along in different ways. It's very cleverly done.

Imperium is a history of Cicero not Cesar but is written in a similar way.

He was good but a little monotone. I don't think he did very well with the female characters.

It did not cause an extreme reaction but I think that was because of the historical content of the book.

It was not the best book I have read about Rome but it did add many interesting facts to what I already knew. I'm glad I read it.

After listening to a really long book, I wanted a short interesting book, and generally this book filled the bill. The best thing about the book is that the author brings to life a lot of well-known historical characters like Julius Ceasar, Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Cicero, and Brutus. However, the plot itself is not all that interesting and the "mystery" is not that hard to figure out. If you're really looking for a good Roman historical novel look to something like Colleen McCullough, but if you want a quick and light historical fiction, this book should fill the bill.

The narrator makes books enjoyable to listen to, with The Great Divorce topping the chart. This book, its combination of history and storyline, mixed with the narration makes it one enjoyable listen.

I have listened to all the books in the Roma Sub Rosa series available on audio. I have eagerly looked forward to my 5 hour weekly commute each week to learn what new mysteries "The Finder" will unravel. I'm having trouble getting into this book however. I have read many negative reviews of Scott Harrison's reading ability and have to say I disagree with them all. I found his voice lended itself to a mystery, he was pleasent to listen to, and quite frankly sounded the way I would have read. I have listened to an hour of this book and simply cannot get past the "Fairy Tale" reading style of Ralph Cosham. If I were listening to a Grimm Brother tale, or a book in the Wicked series I would be quite pleased. I for one really miss the reading style of Scott Harrison.