Roller is the author of various works, ranging from over two-hundred scholarly journal articles and twelve published books. These works include "The Building Program of Herod the Great" (1998), focused on Herod the Great of the Herodian kingdom of Judaea, and "Cleopatra: a Biography" (2010), recounting the early life, reign, and death of Cleopatra VII of Ptolemaic Egypt. His book "Tanagran Studies" (1989) focuses on the ancient city of Tanagra. He has also published material on the history of geography with his book "Ancient Geography" (2015).