Adventure

Possible film choices:
Sparticus
Gladiator
The Robe
Fall of the Roman Empire
Ben'hur

Noteworthy authors and works (these are mostly young adult novels that students actually read in their free time, even if not assigned):
Simon Scarrow -
Concerning Cato
1. Under the Eagle (2000)
2. The Eagle's Conquest (2001)
3. When the Eagle Hunts (2002)
4. The Eagle and the Wolves (2003)
5. The Eagle's Prey (2004)
6. The Eagle's Prophecy (2005)
7. The Eagle in the Sand (2006)
8. Centurion (2007)
9. The Gladiator (2009)

Under the Eagle

The Eagle's Conquest

When the Eagle Hunts

The Eagle and the Wolves

The Eagle's Prey

The Eagle's Prophecy

The Eagle in the Sand

Centurion

The Gladiator

About the Revolution
1. Young Bloods (2006)
2. The Generals (2007)
3. Fire and Sword (2009)
4. The Fields of Death (2010)

Young Bloods

The Generals

Fire and Sword

The Fields of Death

Colleen McCullough-
Masters of Rome Series

1. The First Man in Rome (1990)
2. The Grass Crown (1991)
3. Fortune's Favorites (1993)
4. Caesar's Women (1996)
5. Caesar (1997)
6. The October Horse (2002)
7. Antony and Cleopatra (2007)

Michael Ford-

• The Ten Thousand: A Novel of Ancient Greece (2001)
• Gods And Legions: A Novel of the Roman Empire (2002)
• The Last King: Rome's Greatest Enemy (2004)
• The Sword of Attila: A Novel of the Last Years of Rome (2005)
• The Fall of Rome: A Novel of a World Lost (2007)