The year is 79 A.D. The place is Ostia, the port of Rome. Flavia Gemina, a Roman sea captain's daughter, is about to embark on a thrilling adventure.
Todd Albert says:
"Well written, interesting for adults too"
Assassins of Rome: Roman Mysteries #4
UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 25 mins)
By Caroline Lawrence
Narrated By Justine Eyre
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It is A.D. 79. In Ostia, near Rome, Flavia Gemina and her three friends, Nubia, Lupus, and Jonathan, are celebrating Jonathan's birthday. Then a visitor from the past arrives to see Jonathan's father. The next day, the visitor has disappeared, and so has Jonathan. When the three friends discover that Jonathan has gone on a secret mission to Rome, they immediately follow him. Their journey takes them to the Golden House of the Emperor Nero, where a deadly assassin is at work.
Susan says:
"Nice children's book"
The Pirates of Pompeii: The Roman Mysteries, Book 3
UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 15 mins)
By Caroline Lawrence
Narrated By Justine Eyre
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It is A.D. 79. The Roman world is reeling from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Hundreds of refugees are living in a makeshift camp, trying to come to terms with what has happened. Then even more tragedy strikes: the camp's children begin to disappear. Flavia Gemina and her friends Jonathan, Nubia, and Lupus are determined to find out more and start to investigate a powerful and charismatic man known as the Patron.
The Secrets of Vesuvius: The Roman Mysteries, Book 2
UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 33 mins)
By Caroline Lawrence
Narrated By Kim Hicks
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It's the summer of AD 79, and Flavia Gemina the sea captain's daughter -along with her friends Jonathan the Jewish boy, Nubia the African slave-girl, and Lupus the homeless beggar-boy - set sail for the Bay of Naples, to stay with Flavia's uncle near Pompeii. They are soon absorbing in trying to solve a riddle that may lead to treasure. But then tragedy strikes - Mount Vesuvius erupts and the children are fleeing for their lives from one of the worst natural disasters ever recorded.
Publisher's Summary
The fever that started in Ostia is sweeping through Rome, and Jonathan, Flavia, Nubia, and Lupus are called by the Emperor to investigate. The friends' investigations take them from the Imperial Palace to Tiber Island, but Jonathan is distracted by a secret mission of his own. Suddenly, he finds that everything is terrifyingly out of control.
"[A] fast-paced, multifaceted mystery....For a relatively short work, a great deal of history and religion are incorporated into the story." (Children's Literature)
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