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Reviewed on April 1, 2015 | Middle Grade
Gr 5–7—When Lucius's father, a prominent Roman senator, is accused of treason and flees from Rome to escape arrest, Lucius and the rest of his family are left shamed and destitute. While he believes in his father's innocence, the rest of his family does not, especially his older brother Quintus, who decides to join their uncle Ravilla's gladiator school in the hopes of earning money and honor for his family. Fearing for his brother's life, Lucius becomes an errand boy at the school to keep an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More