Gordianus the Finder (Fictitious character)

The house of the Vestals : the investigations of Gordianus the Finder by Steven Saylor( Book )
7 editions published between 1992 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 846 libraries worldwide
Nine crime stories featuring Gordianus the Finder, a detective in ancient Rome who marries his slave. Part mystery, part a social history of the period from the end of Sulla's dictatorship to the Spartacan slave revolt.

A gladiator dies only once : the further investigations of Gordianus the Finder by Steven Saylor( Book )
2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 739 libraries worldwide
Set against the backdrop of the later Roman Republic, a collection of short mystery tales featuring ancient Roman sleuth Gordianus the Finder follows the early career of the classical sleuth.

The judgement of Caesar : a mystery of ancient Rome by Steven Saylor( Book )
9 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and Polish and held by 205 libraries worldwide
"48 B.C: In search of a cure for his ailing wife, Giordanus the Finder leaves Rome on a journey to Egypt, little realizing that he is about to be caught u pin some of the most crucial events in the history of the ancient world. The civil wars that have consumed both Rome and Egypt reach their climax in the fabled city of Alexandria, capital of Eygpt. Giordanus will witness the death throes of the old world to come." "For years, the rival Roman generals Caesar and Pompey have engaged in a contest for world domination. Pompey, his foreces destroyed at the battle of Pharsalus in Greece, flees to Egypt, hoping to make a last desperate stand on the banks of the Nile. But Egypt is a treacherous land, torn apart by the murderous rivalry between the goddess-queen and her brother King Ptolemy. Caesar, too, is on his way to Egypt, where his historic encoutner with the goddess-queen will speak a love affair that reverberates down the centuries"." Into this atmosphere of intrigue and deception comes Gordianus the Finder, innocently seeking a cure for his wife, Bethesda, in the sacred waters of the Nile. But his plans go awry and he must take on an even more desperate pursuit - to prove the innocence of the son he once disowned, who stands accused of murder in the royal palace."

A gladiator dies only once by Steven Saylor( Book )
4 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and Spanish and held by 171 libraries worldwide

The house of the vestals : mysteries of ancient Rome by Steven Saylor( Book )
2 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in English and held by 110 libraries worldwide

The house of the vestals by Steven Saylor( Book )
6 editions published between 1998 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 101 libraries worldwide
Nine crime stories featuring Gordianus the Finder, a detective in ancient Rome who marries his slave. Part mystery, part a social history of the period from the end of Sulla's dictatorship to the Spartacan slave revolt.

Last seen in Massilia : mysteries of ancient Rome by Steven Saylor( Book )
2 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 13 libraries worldwide

Roman Blood A Novel of Ancient Rome, Library Edition( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 5 libraries worldwide
In Rome, 80 B.C., on a warm spring morning, Gordianus the Finder receives a summon to the house of a then-unknown young advocate and orator, Cicero. Ambitious and brilliant, the twenty-six-year-old Cicero is about to argue his first important case. His client is a wealthy farmer, one Sextus Roscius of the town of Ameria, who stands accused of the most unforgivable act in Ancient Rome: the murder of his father. Hired by Cicero to investigate the charges, Gordianus sets out to discover the truth in a case--and a society--rife with deceit, betrayal, and conspiracy. As he draws nearer to the truth, the conspiracy looms ever larger until Gordianus begins to perceive the hand of the dictator Sulla himself. Playing for stakes much higher than he bargained for, Gordianus finds that not only is he himself endangered, but so are all those around him.

Catilina's riddle a nove of ancient Rome by Steven Saylor( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide
The year is 63 BC, and Gordianus the Finder unexpectedly achieves the dream of every Roman - a farm in the Etruscan countryside. Vowing to leave behind the corruption and intrigue of Rome, he abandons the city, taking his family with him. Gordianus's lifetime patron, Cicero, has also achieved the dream of his lifetime - a much coveted consulship. Urgently, he requests a favour of Gorddianus: his help in keeping watch on a radical populist senator, Catilina, suspected of conspiring against the state. Against his will, Gordianus finds himself drawn ever deeper into a web of deceit, intrigue and murder.

The Triumph of Caesar A Novel of Ancient Rome, Library Edition( Sound Recording )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide
The Roman civil war has come to its conclusion: Pompey is dead, Egypt is firmly under the control of Cleopatra, and Julius Caesar has returned to Rome. The city abounds with rumors that Caesar will be made king. Gordianus, recently returned from Egypt with his wife Bethesda, is essentially retired from his previous profession of "finder," but he cannot refuse the call of Calpurnia, Caesar's wife.