Despite still having one book left to write I find myself thinking beyond The Four Emperors series with one question: What next?

Now 70 AD is actually quite a fascinating year Vespasian doesn’t reach Rome till later in the year. Which leaves 18 year old Domitian as the figure head. But is he really in charge? There are two of Vespasian’s men jostling for supreme control around him.

So lots of scope there for political machinations.

And 70 is also the year Domitian marries Domitia. Of course when they meet she’s already married to someone else. So potentiality for a love story and angst aplenty.

The other option is to go backwards in time and write a prequel.

I’ve always thought the tail end of Caligula’s reign would make a suitably dramatic setting.

No Mina, Alex, Teretia or Sporus as they have yet to be born.

Lysander and Philo would be toddlers.

But we do have Epaphroditus who we know (in my books not historically) worked for Callistus secretary to Caligula and father of Nymphidia Sabina. Callistus was involved in the plot to kill the emperor.

So again lots of political machinations.

And potential for an Epaphroditus/Aphrodite love story.

Plus the opportunity to finally clear up how Straton got that scar.