Masters of Rome reading order

A plan for the whole series

7 volumes, 6,140 pages, about 115 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 months.

• The thickest volume runs 1,069 pages. One volume is one stage: a break after it, not the next volume.

Stages

7 stages, with 6 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around May 7, 2027, about 6 weeks later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 119 habout 4 weeksby November 24, 2026

   • 1. The First Man in Rome1990 · 1,056 pages · 19 h
2. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by December 3, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 220 habout 4 weeksby December 29, 2026

   • 2. The Grass Crown1991 · 1,069 pages · 20 h
4. BreakBorn a Crime · Trevor Noah · 304 pp. · score 8.96 h, by January 8, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 317 habout 3 weeksby January 30, 2027

   • 3. Fortune's Favourites1993 · 907 pages · 17 h
6. BreakI'm Glad My Mom Died · Jennette McCurdy · 320 pp. · score 8.96 h, by February 9, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 416 habout 3 weeksby March 2, 2027

   • 4. Caesar's Women1996 · 872 pages · 16 h
8. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by March 6, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
9. 5
   Stage 516 habout 3 weeksby March 27, 2027

   • 5. Caesar: Let the Dice Fly1997 · ≈ 877 pages · 16 h
10. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by March 31, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
11. 6
    Stage 615 h19 daysby April 19, 2027

    • 6. The October Horse2002 · 792 pages · 15 h
12. Short breakOn Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century · Timothy Snyder · 128 pp. · score 8.42 h, by April 23, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
13. 7
    Stage 710 h14 daysby May 7, 2027

    • 7. Antony and Cleopatra2007 · 567 pages · 10 h
14. The end of the series

    May 7, 2027

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