Magnificat Ignatius

The Phantom of the Colosseum is the first volume of the gripping new series for 10 yr. olds and up titled In the Shadows of Rome (5 books total).

Being a Christian in ancient Rome was very dangerous. To spread the faith and stay alive, you had to live

Far from his home in Britain, Faelan is a runaway slave in Alexandria, Egypt. Gravely injured by his Roman master, he is afraid of being caught and returned to him. Quite by accident, he is discovered by Heron, the great mathematician, scientist, and inve