Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tribune of Rome | 2011 | Robert Fabbri | Buy |
| 2 | Rome’s Executioner | 2011 | Robert Fabbri | Buy |
| 3 | False God of Rome | 2013 | Robert Fabbri | Buy |
| 4 | Rome’s Fallen Eagle | 2013 | Robert Fabbri | Buy |
| 5 | Masters of Rome | 2014 | Robert Fabbri | Buy |
| 6 | Rome’s Lost Son | 2015 | Robert Fabbri | Buy |
| 7 | The Furies of Rome | 2016 | Robert Fabbri | Buy |
| 8 | Rome’s Sacred Flame | 2018 | Robert Fabbri | Buy |
| 9 | The Succession | 2018 | Robert Fabbri | Buy |
| 10 | Emperor of Rome | 2019 | Robert Fabbri | Buy |
| 11 | Magnus and the Crossroads Brotherhood | 2020 | Robert Fabbri | Buy |
Robert Fabbri’s Vespasian series follows the life of the Roman who would become emperor, told across eleven books published from 2011 to 2020. Tribune of Rome opens the series and takes readers into the world of ancient Rome, with each subsequent book moving through the political and military events that shaped Vespasian’s rise. The titles themselves signal the Roman setting clearly, from Rome’s Executioner and False God of Rome through to Emperor of Rome near the series’ end.
The books are best read in publication order, as the story progresses chronologically through Vespasian’s career. The final entry, Magnus and the Crossroads Brotherhood (2020), shifts focus to a supporting character from the main series. With eleven books spanning nearly a decade of publishing, this is a substantial commitment for readers who enjoy historical fiction set in the Roman world.