Miriam bat Mordecai: Jonathan's older sisterĬharacters based on historical persons.Marcus Flavius Geminus: Flavia's father, a sea captain.Lupus: A mute beggar boy with a tragic past.Nubia: An African girl, former slave of Flavia, good with animals.Jonathan ben Mordecai: A kind but pessimistic Jewish/Christian boy.Flavia Gemina: A wealthy Roman girl, daughter of a sea captain Marcus Flavius Geminus.They detail the adventures of four children who solve mysteries and have adventures in Ostia Antica, Rome, Greece, and beyond: Flavia, a rich Roman girl who lives in Ostia Nubia, a freed slave girl from Africa Jonathan, a rich Jewish boy and Lupus, an orphaned mute beggar boy.Ĭharacters The four detectives The books take place during the ancient Roman Empire during the reign of the Emperor Titus. The first book, The Thieves of Ostia, was published in 2001, finishing with The Man from Pomegranate Street, published in 2009, and totaling 17 novels, plus a number of "mini-mysteries", spinoffs, and companion titles. The Roman Mysteries is a series of historical novels for children by Caroline Lawrence. Fred van Deelen, Peter Sutton, Richard Carr
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