Roma Sub Rosa

Gordianus the Finder, the titular character and narrator. A hired to investigate on behalf of a wide range of clients. In Catilina's Riddle he is called the "most honest man in Rome" by Cicero. Thanks to his work, he eventually moves up in the world, even coming to live in an old patrician house on the Palatine. He is 30 years old at the beginning of Roman Blood set in 80 B.C. Marries Bethesda at the end of Arms of Nemesis after freeing her.

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Bethesda, his beautiful Egyptian wife. Originally a slave purchased by Gordianus from a slave market in , the two have always had a mutually affectionate relationship. Gordianus later married her after freeing her at the end of Arms of Nemesis. During The Venus Throw, it's revealed that she and her mother had once belonged to Dio. During A Mist of Prophecies, she falls ill with a mysterious malady. In The Judgment of Caesar, Gordianus takes her to Egypt to seek a cure and she is lost in the Nile.

Alexandria

Eco, his oldest adopted son, was a mute boy when he first appeared as a key player in the book . Gordianus adopted him after his mother abandoned him by the end of the first novel. He recovered his speech in Arms of Nemesis at 18 years old. He followed in his father's footsteps as an investigator and often assists him in cases. Married to Menenia and father of twins, Titus and Titiania. Inherited Gordianus' Subura house in Catilina's Riddle.

Roman Blood

Meto, his second adopted son, was a slave of until he was freed and adopted by Gordianus at the end of Arms of Nemesis. Becomes a soldier serving under Julius Caesar by the time of The Venus Throw at 22 years old. Takes part in Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon and the battle of Brundisium in Rubicon. Gordianus travels to Massilia in Last Seen in Massilia after receiving a note about Meto's death. By the end of the novel, Gordianus disowns him.

Crassus

Rupa, his third adopted son, a mute who first appears in alongside his sister, Cassandra. Gordianus adopts him at her request. Travels with Gordianus to Egypt in The Judgment of Caesar.

A Mist of Prophecies

Gordiana (Diana), his intellectual and headstrong daughter by Bethesda. Born at the end of Arms of Nemesis on the same day they adopted Meto. During , it's revealed that she is the culprit behind Dio's murder to avenge her mother, despite only being 13. Marries Davus at the end of A Murder on the Appian Way. By the time of Rubicon, she has given birth to Aulus. At the end of the series, it's revealed that Gordanius has dictated all the novels to her.

The Venus Throw

Menenia, his daughter-in-law (Eco's wife) who has twins by the end of Catilina's Riddle.

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Davus, his son-in-law (Diana's husband) a former slave of Pompey's who became Gordianus' slave and bodyguard. First appears in . Marries Diana by the end of the novel. Plays a small part in Rubicon and accompanies Gordianus in Last Seen in Massilia.

A Murder on the Appian Way

Titus and Gordiana (Titiana), twin children of Eco and Menenia, Gordianus' first grandchildren.

Aulus, his grandson (by Diana). Two years old at the beginning of .

Rubicon

Little Bethesda, his granddaughter (by Diana).

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