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A Gladiator Dies Only Once: The Further Investigations of Gordianus the Finder (Novels of Ancient Rome)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312271206
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0312271204
Label: St. Martin's Minotaur
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Minotaur
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: June 01, 2005
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Release Date: May 12, 2005
Studio: St. Martin's Minotaur
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Editorial Review:
Steven Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa series of novels, set in the late Roman Republic and featuring Gordianus the Finder, has garnered unusual acclaim from readers and reviewers alike, establishing him as one of the pre-eminent historical crime writers. In A Gladiator Dies Only Once, the second collection of his award-winning stories featuring Gordianus, Saylor more than meets his own high standards. Set during period between the events of his novels Roman Blood and Catalina's Riddle, these previously untold adventures range from twisted search for truth behind a threatening blind item in the Acta Diurna ("The Consul's Wife") and a kidnapping and murder during the revolt of Sertorius ("The White Fawn") to the story behind Cicero's discovery of Archimedes's tomb ("Archimedes Tomb") and a perplexing domestic situation in Gordianus's own home ("If a Cyclops Could Vanish in a Glimpse of an Eye.") These tales from the early career of Gordianus - when his adopted son Eco was still a mute boy and his wife Bethesda was but his slave - will delight Saylor's many fans while illuminating the details of the ancient world like no other writer can.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Wonderful stories
I have read every book so far on Gordianus the Finder and I love everyone. I am not usually a fan of short stories, but I had to read both short story volumes about Gordianus because I love the series so much. These stories are written from the time between when Gordianus adopted Eco until around about the time his daughter was born. They are all set around actual historical happenings, and even the fictional characters seem so real that I had to keep reminding myself that they were fictional. ... Read More
Rating: - Saylor Scores Again With These Short Tales of Gordianus
Being a great fan of Saylor's Roma Sub Roma mystery series, this book is a fun and engaging collection of short stories interspersed between the novels. Saylor has time and again incorporated historically accurate settings and context in his works (as many critics have noted) to make the reader feel as if they're actually walking and breathing in the smells of ancient Rome. It's always a pleasure to embark a mystery with Gordianus the Finder.
Rating:  - A light, entertaining read
What is so refreshing about Saylor's writing is that it is so accessible. Instead of having to wade through convoluted politics and the dense historical matter of Rome, he has simply portrayed the daily life of it's citizens in a refreshing and interesting way. Reading his books is relaxing rather than challenging, and a nice way to learn more about a fascinating period of history.
Rating: - Scrupulously Accurate Historical Details and Fun Stories
In 'A Gladiator Only Dies Once', Steven Saylor collects nine Gordianus the Finder tales he has written over the years. These stories are nice straightforward detective investigations with Gordianus as the upstanding honest gumshoe (gum-sandal?). His clients tend to be drawn from the patrician class of late Republican Rome - the supposed cream of society, but some of this cream has definitely spoiled.
Saylor is scrupulously accurate with historical details as he takes the reader to Sicily ... Read More
Rating: - 9 Stories about the Finder
Saylor has pleased me again with a fairly good portrayal of the Roman world and the limits of investigations into mysteries and crimes. I was slightly disappointed to not see Tiro mentioned more often given the number of guest appearances Cicero made -- the letters of Cicero to his secretary slave and freedman suggest they were rarely apart save when the orator and politican was in political disfavor or danger and none of these stories take place then. But these are short stories and need to be more ... Read More
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