{"title":"Ancient Rome Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eComing soon — Zoë Routh's forthcoming novels set in Ancient Rome. Power, intrigue, and leadership lessons from the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1090\" data-end=\"1111\"\u003eWhy Ancient Rome?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1114\"\u003eRome wasn't built on marble alone—it was built on power, politics, family, ambition, and secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI write historical fiction because the struggles of two thousand years ago still echo today. Through meticulously researched stories of women, spies, slaves, and senators, I hope readers don't just visit the past—they experience it, and discover something about themselves along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eEach title will focus on one grand female figure of the late Republic and early empire, starting with Servilia Caepionis, master political influencer, favourite lover of Julius Caesar and mother of Brutus, the man who led the conspiracy and assassination of Caesar himself. Conflicts of interest anyone?!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story is told through the eyes of Servilia's slave, Karteria, an educated Greek girl, who sees everything, and has her own agenda to pursue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRead the prequel novella for free:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGet a taste of the series when you join my readers' community: Karteria's origin story with Servilia is here in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/zoerouthauthor.com\/pages\/get-the-scroll-and-the-knife\" title=\"The Scroll and the Knife free ebook sign up page\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Scroll and the Knife.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/zoerouthauthor.com\/pages\/get-the-scroll-and-the-knife\" title=\"The Scroll and the Knife free ebook claim form\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/5413\/8054\/files\/scroll_and_the_knife_ebook_long_copy.png?v=1784702422\" alt=\"ebook cover of young slave girl holding a scroll looking through doorway to the forum with a long trail of blood\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/5413\/8054\/collections\/ancient_rome.png?v=1784697153","url":"https:\/\/zoerouthauthor.com\/collections\/ancient-rome-series.oembed","provider":"The Zoë Routh Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}