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Author
Series
Mark of the thief trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds himself in possession of an ancient amulet filled with magic once reserved for the Gods, and becomes the center of a conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and destroy Rome.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Formats
Description
A prosperous trader, Marcus Lucianus Valerian has made a fortune providing sand and slaves for the Roman games. But when Hadassah, a slave in his family's household, has enchanted him with her quiet beauty and her staunch faith in Christ. when Marcus' sister sends Hadassah to almost certain death at the games, Marcus feels that his life has been ripped apart. Now he is on his way to Jerusalem to find out more about Hadassah's god, unaware that a miracle...
Author
Series
Mark of the lion volume 1
Publisher
Tyndale House
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 30
Language
English
Description
The holy city of Jerusalem has fallen. By the mercy of God, Hadassah, a young Christian girl survives famine, the deaths of her entire family, and unspeakable atrocities. And in Germania, a heroic young chieftain named Atretes battles the Romans with unmatched fury. It is prophesied tha Atretes will drive the Romans from his lands, and someday meet a dark complexioned woman from an exotic land whom he will come to love.
Author
Series
Mark of the thief trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Now a driver in the chariot races, Nic is still a target of the Praetors because of the magical amulet he found, and they will do anything to get their hands on it--and meanwhile Atroxia is beginning to wake up.
Author
Series
Mark of the lion volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this final installment of the trilogy, the Germanic warrior Atretes vows to move heaven and earth to find his son -- the baby he thought was dead --and take him back to Germania. Only one thing stands in his way: Rizaph, a Christian widow who has cared for the child since his birth. Atretes hadn't counted on Rizaph's fiery resistance to "her son" being taken away, nor is he prepared for the woman's strength and beauty. The two are caught in a...
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gaius Petreius Ruso is a divorced and down-on-his-luck army doctor who has made the rash decision to seek his fortune in an inclement outpost of the Roman Empire, namely Britannia. His arrival in Deva (commonly known as Chester, England) does little to improve his mood, and after a straight thirty-six-hour shift at the hospital, he succumbs to a moment of weakness and rescues an injured slave girl from the hands of her abusive owner. Now he has a...
7) Centurion
Author
Series
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2012, c2007
Language
English
Description
In the first century AD, Rome faces a potent new threat from its long-standing enemy - Parthia. The two rivals are vying for control of Palmyra, an officially neutral kingdom along the Euphrates River. Palmyra's royal household is on the brink of open revolt, so Rome dispatches a task force under the command of veteran warriors Marco and Cato to defend its king and guard its borders. Marco's cohort must march against the enemy, deep into treacherous...
8) Tiger, tiger
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two tiger cub brothers are taken from the jungle to ancient Rome, where one becomes the pampered pet of Caesar's daughter and the other becomes a man-eating "entertainment act" at the Colosseum.
Author
Series
Roman mysteries volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
The dogs on Flavia's street have started dying, mysteriously, and she is determined to find out why.nbsp; Her investigation leads her to three extraordinary people:nbsp; Jonathan, her new neighbor; Nubia, an African slave; and Lupus, a mute beggar boy.nbsp; The four embark on a search for the killer-and that's when the excitement begins. This exciting new mystery series is set in ancient Rome. Four children--Flavia Gemina, a ship owner's daughter;...
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
℗♭2011
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Marcus Cornelius Primus, having been recruited as a gladiator, learns what it takes to be an elite warrior and sets out to escape from gladiator school in order to right the wrongs that have been done to his family, without knowing he is carrying a secret that could lead to his freedom and the fall of the Empire.
Author
Series
Mark of the thief volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones. He discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the great Caesar, filled with a magic once reserved for the gods--magic some Romans would kill for.
12) Escape from evil
Author
Series
Gladiator boy volume 2
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As their gladiator training continues, the enslaved Decimus Rex and his five cellmates are forced to endure a series of public trials in the Arena, including hand-to-hand combat with a fellow slave, under the watchful eye of the trial-master Slavious Doom.
13) A hero's quest
Author
Series
Gladiator boy volume 1
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Kidnapped and taken to Arena Primus for training as a potential gladiator, Decimus Rex is intent on escaping captivity and knows the best way to do so is to outshine the other slaves as they endure such trials as running on hot coals.
Author
Series
Mark of the thief trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Nicolas Calva has Caesar's magic bulla, the Malice of Mars, and he has hidden the dangerous Jupiter Stone, but he still has to find a way to defeat The Mistress, a dragon who contains the soul of the vestalis Atroxia, and who hates Rome, and save his mother and friends, and maybe even the Empire itself--and he is troubled by his sneaking sympathy for Atroxia, who was unjustly condemned.
15) The triumphant
Author
Series
Valiant volume 3
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
When Caesar is murdered, Fallon and her fellow gladiatrices lose their protector and, realizing that Cleopatra is now in grave danger, travel to Alexandria, Egypt, for her safety and theirs.
Author
Series
Mark of the lion volume 2
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
Hadassah conceals scars and identity with veils after she narrowly escapes death. She risks her life to heal the person who tried to destroy her.
Author
Series
Gladiator boy volume 4
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Decimus Rex has escaped Arena Primus in the company of a fellow slave, Olu Umbika. Together, they manage to board a slave ship and sail away from the trials and Slavious Doom. But now their four friends are being used as bait to get them to return. Decimus and Olu must reach the Suvius Tower to rescue their friends before they get captured themselves!
Author
Series
Frankie's magic soccer ball volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Frankie and his friends love playing soccer so much that they start their own team. They can always find time to play a game. After winning a magic soccer ball at a carnival, they're forced to play in some amazing games. Frankie's soccer ball transports his team to an arena where they are playing against the Rowdy Romans. Will his team be a roaring success or will the soccer battle be more than they bargained for?"--Page 4 of cover.
19) The defiant
Author
Series
Valiant volume 2
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
When Fallon and her fellow gladiatrices are thrust into a vicious conflict with a rival gladiator academy, the only thing that might save them is a tribe of long-forgotten mythic Amazon warriors.
Author
Series
Roman mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Flavia and Nubia follow Jonathan to Rome and into the Golden House built by the emperor Nero, where a dangerous assassin lurks.