Book description
March AD 80. In Rome, the Emperor Titus has announced that there will
be a hundred days of games to open his new Flavian amphitheatre (now
known as the Colosseum). Suspecting that their friend Jonathan is not
dead, as they had thought, Flavia, Nubia and Lupus organise an
invitation to Rome on the pretence of witnessing this historic event.
Their search for Jonathan leads them straight to the games, where they
must face wild beasts, criminals, conspirators and gladiators. It is
Nubia's turn to employ all her courage and talents, and before the end
of the story she is called upon to make the most terrible choice. A
heart-pounding behind-the-scenes account of gladiator fights, executions
and beast fights makes this one of the most exciting Roman Mysteries
yet.
