Although authors such as Anne Perry wrote in the genre during the next decade, it wasn't until about 1990 that the genre's popularity saw a fairly quick ascent with works such as Lindsey Davis's Falco novels, set in the Roman Empire of Vespasian ; Elizabeth Peters's Amelia Peabody novels, in which the main character is not only a Victorian lady but an early feminist and an archaeologist working in early 20th century Egypt ; Steven Saylor's " Roma Sub Rosa " novels, set in the Roman Republic at the time of Julius Caesar ; John Maddox Roberts's SPQR series set during the Roman Republic ; and P. C. Doherty's various series, including The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, the Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries, partly indebted to the hardboiled tradition, and the Canterbury Tales of Mystery and Murder.

The cost of building the exchange was met by the Irish parliament, and this is reflected by the initials " SPQH ", standing for " Senatus PopulusQue Hibernicus ", meaning " The senate and people of Ireland " ( an Irish version of SPQR ).

* Clodius is a particular enemy of Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger in the SPQR series of mysteries by John Maddox Roberts.

It was in the 19th century, it was thought that he landed by Deal Castle-hence a house there with SPQR emblazoned on its gate-but the landing-point is now put half a mile further south, beyond the lifeboat station, and marked by a concrete memorial.

In addition to the actual Caecilii Metelli listed here, Decius Caecilius Metellus is a character created by John Maddox Roberts for his historical mystery series SPQR.

Baiae is the site of a murder in the mystery Under the Shadow of Vesuvius by John Maddox Roberts, episode 11 in his SPQR series, featuring Decius Caecilius Metellus.

Steve Perrin's Quest Rules ( SPQR ) is the latest Steve Perrin role-playing game, which he sells independently through Chaos Limited.

The SPQR series is a collection of detective stories by John Maddox Roberts set in the time of the Roman Republic.

SPQR ( the original title of the first book, until the sequels came out ) is a Latin initialism for Senatus Populusque Romanus (" The Senate and People of Rome "), the official name of the Republic.

SPQR is a board wargame designed by Richard Berg and Mark Herman, and released in 1992 by GMT Games, as part of the Great Battles of History ( GBoH ) series of games on ancient warfare.

SPQR deals with battles fought by the Roman Republic, and is designed to showcase the strengths and weaknesses of the Roman manipular legion.

Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger is a fictional character created by author John Maddox Roberts, the protagonist of Roberts's SPQR series.

* SPQR VI: Nobody Loves A Centurion: when Clodius is elected tribune, Decius is no longer safe in Rome, and so reluctantly serves as a cavalry troop commander with Caesar's Legio X Gemina at the start of the Gallic Wars, surviving capture by Ariovistus.

* SPQR IX: The Princess and the Pirates: To beef up his military experience, he is given command of a small naval flotilla charged with rooting out piracy in the Eastern Mediterranean ; based in Cyprus, he reluctantly accepts the young Cleopatra's aid as one of his ship's captains.

* SPQR X: A Point Of Law: While campaigning for the praetorship in Rome, Decius is accused of murder of a young aspiring politician who accused him of corruption.

* SPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion: an ordinary senator again, Decius is tasked by Caesar with supervising the introduction of the new calendar.

The façade also shows the papal coat of arms and a shield with the initialism SPQR, tying this church closely to the people of Rome.

Under this ' Principate stricto sensu, the political reality of autocratic rule by the Emperor was still scrupulously masked by forms and conventions of oligarchic self-rule inherited from the political period of the ' uncrowned ' Roman Republic ( 509 BC-27 BC ) under the motto Senatus Populus Que Romanus or SPQR.

* Deluxe SPQR ( 2008 ), combining the Basic SPQR game with all the above expansions, with the exception of Raphia from " War Elephant " and Cirta from " Jurgurtha ".

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This inscription was modeled on the Roman “ SPQR ” ( Latin populusque Senatus Romanus-the Senate and People of Rome ) and stands for Senatus populusque Lubecensis.

Reggio Emilia, for instance, has SPQR in its coat of arms, standing for " Senatus Populusque Regiensis ".

The vexillum of the Roman Empire, emblazoned with SPQR | S · P · Q · R ( senātus populusque Rōmānus ), " senate and people of Rome ".

The doors are bronze and have openwork panels which incorporate the letters SPQL ( the Senate and the People of Liverpool ) making an association with the SPQR badge of ancient Rome.

Modern manhole cover in Rome with SPQR inscription.

In Rome today sewage and water supply accesses contain the label " SPQR " in recognition of the innovation in sewage and water supply realized during the Roman times.

File: Rome-SPQR. JPG | Manhole cover in Rome with SPQR inscription

Modern manhole cover in Rome with SPQR inscription.

* SPQR V: Saturnalia: returning to Rome, commissioned to investigate the murder of his kinsman, Metellus Celer, with Clodia as his primary suspect.

Others are formed based only on the interests of students in a specific field, including Abstraction ( computer science ), the Calvin Student Nursing Association, Calvin Business Forum, Calvin Entrepreneurship Club, Econ Club, Organization of Student Social Workers, Pre-Dental Club, Pre-Medical Club, Pre-Veterinary Medicine Society, Society for the Promotion of Education ( SPEC ), SPQR: The Classics Club, and the Philosophy Symposium.

Other symbols used by the Italian Fascists included the aquila, the Capitoline Wolf, and the SPQR motto, each related to Italy's ancient Roman cultural history, which the Fascists attempted to resurrect.

During the regime of Benito Mussolini, SPQR was emblazoned on a number of public buildings and manhole covers in an attempt to promote his dictatorship as a " New Roman Empire ".

* Roman Justice: SPQR: Too Roman To Handle, by Anne Hart

Use of SPQR has been revived in modern times, throughout Europe and beyond.

* SPQR II: The Catiline Conspiracy, by John Maddox Roberts discusses Catiline's conspiracy.

Unlike today's executive branches, they were assigned high-level tasks directly by senatorial decree under the authority of the SPQR.

In John Maddox Roberts's short story " The King of Sacrifices ," set in his SPQR series, Livia hires Decius Metellus to investigate the murder of one of Julia the Elder's lovers.

* A brief reference to Charun in The Tribune's Curse: SPQR VII a 2003 novel by John Maddox Roberts in an invocation to " Father Dis " and related figures, including " Charun of the hammer " ( p. 65 ).

An aureus with Augustus on the obverse and a winged victory on the reverse with SPQR above.

The letters " SPQR " can sometimes be seen displayed on London market trader's stalls.

File: Stemma reggio emilia municipio. jpg | SPQR of in the coat of arms of Reggio Emilia

Titus Annius Milo appears as a recurring character in John Maddox Roberts ' SPQR series of novels.

* Clodia plays a significant role in several books of the SPQR series by John Maddox Roberts.

* The SPQR series by John Maddox Roberts.