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Keywords

animals, architecture, assertiveness, bravery, critical thinking, decision making, freedom, heroism, history, horse, peer resistance, rhyme, siblings, slavery, war, work

Title

The roman twins

Description

Maximus and his twin sister Vanilla are slaves to the cruel master Slobbus Pompius. They run away when Slobbus buys Polydox the horse then quickly decides to kill him. Maximus and Vanilla go through a chariot race and an invasion of Rome before they finally gain their freedom.

Author

Gerrard, Roy

Publisher

Hamish Hamilton, Limited

ISBN

0-374-36339-0

City of Publication

Great Britain

Year of Publication

1998

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Michelle Newton, 1999

Citation

Gerrard, Roy, “The roman twins,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed September 21, 2021, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/10432.