Description[]
It's August A.D. 79.
Around the Bay of Naples, tremors shake the ground, animals behave strangely, and people dream of impending doom.
Mount Vesuvius is about to erupt, in one of the worst natural disasters of all time.
Flavia Gemina, a Roman sea captain's daughter is spending the summer with her uncle who lives near Pompeii. With her friends Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus she is absorbed in trying to solve a riddle that may lead to a great treasure. Then the volcano erupts - and the four children find themselves in desperate danger.
The second of the Roman Mysteries is a trilling adventure that tells you just what it was like to live in Ancient Rome.
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Parental Guidance[]
- Reading Age: 10+
- Reading Aloud Age: 9+
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Other Roman Mysteries[]
- The Thieves of Ostia
- The Pirates of Pompeii
- The Assassins of Rome
- The Dolphins of Laurentum
- The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina
- The Enemies of Jupiter
- The Gladiators from Capua
- The Colossus of Rhodes
- The Fugitive from Corinth
- The Sirens of Surrentum
- The Charioteer of Delphi
- The Slave-girl from Jerusalem
- The Beggar of Volubilis
- The Scribes from Alexandria
- The Prophet from Ephesus
- The Man from Pomegranate Street
Other books[]
- The Famous Five
- The Secret Seven
- Other books by Enid Blyton
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