by G. A. Henty
BY PROFESSOR CHURCH.
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_TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO:_
Or, The Adventures of a Roman Boy. By Professor A. J. CHURCH. With 12 full-page Illustrations by ADRIEN MARIE. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, $1.50.
Prof. Church has in this story sought to revivify that most interestingperiod, the last days of the Roman Republic. The hero, Lucius Marius, isa young Roman who has a very chequered career, being now a captive inthe hands of Spartacus, again an officer on board a vessel detailed forthe suppression of the pirates, and anon a captive once more, on apirate ship. He escapes to Tarsus, is taken prisoner in the war withMithradates, and detained by the latter in Pontus for a number of years.
"Adventures well worth the telling. The book is extremely entertaining as well as useful: there is a wonderful freshness in the Roman scenes and characters."--_Times._
"Entertaining in the highest degree from beginning to end, and full of adventure which is all the livelier for its close connection with history."--_Spectator._