The gladiators from Capua (The Roman Mysteries #8)

Name: The gladiators from Capua (The Roman Mysteries #8)
Author: Caroline Lawrence
ISBN: 9781596430747

by Caroline Lawrence (2005)

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About this book

Suspecting their friend Jonathan is alive, Flavia, Nubia, and Lupus go to Rome for the Colosseum Games, facing wild beasts, criminals, conspirators, and gladiators, and where Nubia is called upon to make a terrible choice.

Setting / LocationGlobal

Story EraModern Era

Protagonist / CoreThe gladiators from Capua (The Roman Mysteries #8) Lead Character

Themes & Moods

History Juvenile fiction Fiction Colosseum (Rome, Italy)History Gladiators Modern Era

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