Beric the Briton: A Story of the Roman Invasion

Type

Book

Authors

G.A. Henty

ISBN 10

1887159061

ISBN 13

9781887159067

Tags

Europe, Contemporary

Description

This story deals with the invasion of Britain by the Roman legionaries. Beric, who is a boy-chief of a British tribe, takes a prominent part in the insurrection under Boadicea; and after the defeat of that heroic queen (in A.D. 62) he continues the struggle. Ultimately Beric is defeated and carried captive to Rome, where he is trained in a school of gladiators. Such is the skill which he acquires that he succeeds in saving a Christian maid by slaying a lion in the arena, and is rewarded by being made librarian in the palace, and the personal protector of Nero. He escapes from this irksome service, organizes a band of outlaws, defies the power of Rome, and returns to Britain, where he becomes a wise ruler of his people

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