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Roman diary

the journal of Iliona of Mytilini, who was captured by pirates and sold as a slave in Rome, A.D. 107

by Richard Platt, David Parkins

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On a sea voyage from her native Greece to Egypt, Iliona's ship is boarded by pirates and she ends up sold as a slave in Rome. Includes information on Roman culture.

FictionHistorySlavesDiariesCivilizationJuvenile fictionGirlsSlaveryRoman slaveryAncient RomeJuvenile FictionHistorical fiction