A Triumph for Flavius

A Triumph for Flavius by Caroline Dale Snedeker. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780977900077.

Here is a touching story of a young Roman boy, Flavius, and his developing compassion for his captured Greek slave Ariphron. Ariphron was given to Flavius by his father; General Lucius Mummius, at the time of Mummius public Triumph for his victories in Greece and Corinth. You will learn a great deal about Roman culture observing Flavius relationship with his family among the sights and sounds of Rome. Drama, personal development, tragedy, hope, compassion, triumph - this story has it all in a form easily understood by the young reader. This book is a wonderful introduction to the study of classical Rome and Greece. Bring this culture to life - dont just teach language, emperors, wars, and dates.