They were a huge part of my primary school life and yet barely anyone talks about them online.
They are basically about a bunch of pre-teen detectives in Ancient Rome as they solve mysteries and bear witness to various historical events such as Mount Vesuvius erupting in Pompeii.
And for kids books they’re ere surprisingly dark. For example they focus quite a bit on slavery and one of the pre teen characters ended up becoming a gladiator.
I also remember some questionable age gaps that would illegal today in the books. I’m actually surprised they were included in the books. Yes, it’s accurate to Ancient Rome, but still.
And there was quite a bit of violence.
And there was a CBBC show that aged up the characters and toned down some of the more unsavoury aspects.
by InfernalClockwork3