Young slave Milon starts his journey at home in Athens. When he sets sail on a ship bound for Italy his adventures really begin. He narrowly escapes with his life in Pompei as the great volcano Vesuvius erupts and destroys the town; he experiences the colourful life of the metropolis of Alexandria in Egypt, and he faces a battle for life and death in the Colosseum in Rome. When he meets a small community of Christians in Rome, he finally gains his freedom and finds a purpose in life. At the centre of the story is Milon’s relationship with a wounded lion who he bravely helps. Will the lion remember him and return the favour when Milon faces death at the hands of the mighty Roman emperors?
- ISBN: 9780863158414
- Author: Streit, Jakob
- Illustrator: Fehlmann, Werner
- Translators: De Smidt, Auriol; Forsthofer, Wolfgang
- Published: 2011 , Floris Books
- Themes: Disasters, enslavement, Journey, relationship
- Descriptors: Europe, Greece, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Italy
- No. of pages: 208