Roman Diary

By Richard Platt

Illustrated by David Parkins

Explore the city at the heart of the ancient Roman Empire with Iliona, a Greek girl captured by pirates and sold into slavery.

The year is AD102 and Iliona, an educated Greek girl, has been orphaned and sold as a slave in Rome. Apart from her beloved diary, she hasn't a friend in the world... But the family she works for are not unkind, and as Iliona begins to make friends and look around her, she discovers that the teeming city at the heart of the empire is a fascinating place. Through her eyes, watch the Roman army return in triumph from war against the Dacians, visit Nero's baths, witness gladiators fighting in the famous amphitheatre, attend the senate and a sumptuous banquet, escape a house fire, discover how Roman women dress their hair ... and celebrate with her on the day that she is granted her freedom for her bravery!

Categories: Non-Fiction

For readers aged: 7+

  • Publication details:
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781406351576
  • Published: 01 May 2014
  • Price: £6.99
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  • Size: 178 x 135 mm
  • Pages: 128

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'The lively narrative takes the reader with her to the baths, the Senate, gladiatorial combat, Roman feasts and much more in authentic and entertaining detail - a super way to learn history. The diary format is always popular and a good way to break text into manageable chunks. A useful reference source as well as enjoyable stories' Parents in Touch

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