Historical fiction set in Roman occupied Britain?

Unfortunately, I haven’t read any of my non-fiction books about this time yet, but I have quite a few of them, and it is a personal favorite of mine as far as historical periods go.

There are quite a few movies I know of that deal with this period (some in really, um, interesting ways).

Are you specifically interested in while Rome was occupying Britain, or after they left, or both?

A book called ‘Sarum’, by Edward Rutherford.

I’ve got Sarum too; Here’s the Amazon link for it.

I really like The Singing Sword series by Jack Whyte.

@TrAgiclikbowie during.

look for books on Hardrians wall….there are videos on the subject too.

Maybe a little off the subject; but I couldn’t help recalling my years spent in England, first going to school at Cambridge, then marrying and living in Yorkshire, when I came across the interesting phenomenon of “crop marks.” Not the patches of beaten-down crops that idiot hoaxers make in the U.S., to try and convince people that UFO’s made them; but actual patterns, outlines that can be seen from the air over the UK, in their fields. Crop marks are darker patterns, circles, parallel lines, etc., caused by past, ancient inhabitants such as the Romans.

It seems that underneath the vegetation, the soil’s nutritional value has been altered, due to the presence of ancient structures, now buried, hidden beneath the surface. Two long parallel lines, for example, clearly visible from a low-flying plane passing overhead, means that a Roman road (the two ruts necessary for chariot travel; I also encountered these “Roman Roads” above ground while hiking the English countryside) lies beneath the surface. Or dark green, solid circles in the middle of a lighter green field, would mean there are Roman water cisterns underground at that exact spot. Amazing to look down and know that a Roman Chariot actually used the road. What a sense of the past this gives one!

I’m struggling to describe these “crop marks” in my layman’s terms; but I assure you, they are real. Surely you can google (or other search engine) say, “Cropmarks in Britain” and find some interesting literature, even aerial photos of them.. BTW, I visited Hadrian’s Wall, built on order of its namesake Roman commander, to defend against the Scots, in “The Borders,” north UK. There are Roman baths (they were fond of elaborate bathing) there too. Touching the wall and knowing Roman Soldiers marched along it, the so much deeper contact with history available in the UK, is remarkable.

@Dilettante Off topic: That’s the same way I feel about living in New England. I’ve been here my entire life but it still touches me deeply to walk down the streets of Boston and pass Sam Adam’s grave, the site of the Boston Massacre, Fanueil Hall which the British used as their barracks when they occupied Boston, the mirror in the Omni Parker House where Charles Dickens practiced reciting A Christmas Carol. Or to go to Concord and see the houses the Minute Men lived in, walk across the Old North Bridge, etc., etc. It never gets old.

Also Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet and the sequel whose name I can’t remember.

@tragiclikebowie Dammit, I forgot how to do the @ thing again. Need more ginko biloba! Computer use is definitely not one of my strong points.
Yes, my trips to New England evoke much the same feelings. Unfortunately, Miami is my home town; and if something is fifty years old we erect a monument next to it, proclaiming it a historical site! Still, sitting here in my shorts at 1am with the windows open makes up for it…eat your heart out!

@tragiclikebowie Oh, I did it!

@Dilettante /cry… can I come visit?!

Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire by Ruth Downie.

Gaius Petreius Ruso, a divorced doctor who’s down on his luck, goes to the Roman outpost of Britannia to seek his fortune. What could possibly happen to him there?

I read Sarum. Boy, it did the trick for my 24-hour plane trip from NYC to Sydney and back, I daresay. It’s an opus.

@tragiclikebowie Sure, bring your bikini.

@tragiclikebowie World Without End. Thanks!