Beric the Briton

Description:

Beric, a boy-chief of a British tribe, plays a prominent part in the insurrection under Queen Boadicea against the invading Roman legionnaires. He is ultimately captured and taken to Rome, where he is trained as a gladiator. After saving a Christian maid by slaying a lion in the arena, he is rewarded by being made librarian of the palace as well as the personal protector of Nero. Finally, he escapes, organizes a band of outlaws in Calabria, defies the power of Rome, and at length returns to Britain, where he becomes a wise ruler of his own people.

subjects: Children: Grades 4-6,  History,  Britons,  Juvenile fiction,  Great britain, fiction,  Fiction, historical, general,  Roman invasion of Britain,  Fiction, war & military,  Young men,  Soldiers,  Gladiators,  Conduct of life,  Invasions,  Fiction,  Invasions of Great Britain,  Great britain, history, fiction,  Children's fiction

People: Boadicea Queen (-62)

Places: Great Britain,  Britain,  Rome,  Rome (Empire)

Times: Roman period, 55 B.C. - 449 A.D,  Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.,  Nero, 54-68