Caroline Lawrence has written a series of historical mysteries set in Ancient Rome. The first in the series, The Thieves of Ostia, introduces the four main characters in her series. Flavia Gemina is the daughter of a Roman sea captain who sees herself as a detective. She rescues Nubia, a young African girl, from a life of slavery, and brings her to live with her as a companion. Her neighbor Jonathan rescues Flavia, and later they all rescue Lupus, a young, mute beggar from the same pack of wild dogs.
The reader will be immersed in the details of life in the Roman port of Ostia, in the year 79 AD, while they follow the 4 children on their search for the killer or killers of the neighborhood dogs. Who is beheading the dogs, and why?
Caroline continues the adventures of the four children in other ancient settings, including Pompeii, Greece, and Africa. The author plans 17 books in the series. Some of the books have also been filmed as a British TV series.
The reader will be immersed in the details of life in the Roman port of Ostia, in the year 79 AD, while they follow the 4 children on their search for the killer or killers of the neighborhood dogs. Who is beheading the dogs, and why?
Caroline continues the adventures of the four children in other ancient settings, including Pompeii, Greece, and Africa. The author plans 17 books in the series. Some of the books have also been filmed as a British TV series.
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