I recently re-read Saylor's "
Roman Blood" and was left wondering whatever became of Chrysogonus - Sulla's toadie? I always slightly preferred the Saylor line of
Roman detective novels over Davis', although Falco is delightful also (I'm currently reading 'Body in the Bath House'). Saylor mentions that Chrysogonus largely disappears from
history after the Roscius case.
It's strange that not many of Sulla's busts have surfaced,
nor have
his memoirs.
I
still wish I could rediscover another
Roman mystery novel - I forget the protagonist, but it's set later in the empire; circa 3rd century? The detective goes to a party thrown by
Claudius Maximus and a murder ensues. It's been since c. 1990-2 that I read the book, so many details are murky.
