The winner of the 1st edition of the Certamen Petronianum is Mr. Kristoffer From (25, Sweden) with the tale 'On the Palatine'.

The winning tale will be published on the website of Nova Roma and on the following web magazines: "Aquila", "Roman Times Quarterly", "Inter Alia" and "Pomerivm" (Italian translation). The winner received:

• a certificate signed by the final judges, Dr. McCullough and Prof. Dr. Wiseman
• the full Roman series to date by Colleen McCullough (The First Man in Rome, The Grass Crown, Fortune's Favourites, Caesar's Women, Caesar & The October Horse), each book being autographed by the author.
• The myths of Rome, by Dr. Peter Wiseman, autographed by the author.