Fiction Set in Ancient Rome - Science Fiction/time Travel Novels

Science Fiction/time Travel Novels

  • Caesar's Bicycle (1997) (Timeline Wars series) by John Barnes
  • The Green Bronze Mirror (1966) by Lynne Ellison(young adult); set in reign of Nero

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