Lucius - Adventures of a Roman Boy
A Juvenile Tale of Classical Life, Military Discipline, and Gladiatorial SpectacleBy Alfred J. Church
Length10h 28m
About this audiobook
Alfred J. Church's *Lucius: Adventures of a Roman Boy* is a historical novel that introduces young readers to Roman civilization through the experiences of its youthful protagonist. Reconstructing the world of imperial Rome—its households, schools, streets, religious practices, social hierarchies, and public entertainments—Church combines adventure with the careful historical imagination of a classical scholar. The prose is lucid, episodic, and morally purposeful, yet enriched by concrete antiquarian detail. In this respect, the book belongs to the Victorian tradition of educational historical fiction, using an engaging narrative to make the ancient past intelligible without sacrificing its strangeness or complexity. Church was a distinguished English classicist, translator, and educator whose career was devoted to bringing Greek and Roman literature to a broad public. His familiarity with classical texts and institutions informs the novel's setting, while his experience as a teacher helps explain its accessible structure and emphasis on character, conduct, and cultural understanding. He writes not merely to entertain, but to cultivate historical sympathy and an appreciation of the classical inheritance. This book will appeal especially to readers interested in Roman history, historical fiction, and the development of children's educational literature. It offers an inviting entry into antiquity while rewarding more mature readers with its disciplined reconstruction of Roman life, humane ethical perspective, and elegant mediation between scholarship and storytelling.
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Rating★★★★ 3.9 (18)
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GenreChildren's Literature
Length10 hrs 28 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 18, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Count of the Saxon Shore
15XIII. Tarsus
2Preface
16XIV. The Caravan
3I. A Start in Life
17XV. A Hunting-Party
4II. An Adventure
18XVI. An Embassy
5III. Spartacus
19XVII. Campaigning
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6IV. Philarete
20XVIII. Campaigning (Continued)
7V. Agrigentum
21XIX. Captivity
8VI. Verres
22XX. A Change of Scene
9VII. A Cruise
23XXI. The Death of Mithradates
10VIII. The Result of the Cruise
24XXII. Return
11IX. The Pirate Captain
25XXIII. In Harbor
12X. Among the Pirates
26XXIV. Four-And-Twenty Years Afterwards
13XI. A Struggle for Life
27XXV. An Old Acquaintance
14XII. A Meeting
28XXVI. The Pirate-Captain's Story
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