Beric the Briton
A Story of the Roman Invasion
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- 383pages
- 14 heures de lecture
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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 in the fen-country. Ultimately, Beric is defeated and carried captive to Rome, where he is trained in the exercise of arms in a school of gladiators. Such is the skill which he there acquires that he succeeds in saving a Christian maid by slaying a lion in the arena, and is rewarded by being made librarian of the palace, and the personal protector of Nero. Finally he escapes from this irksome service, 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.
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Beric the Briton, George Alfred Henty
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 2002
- Reliure
- (rigide),
- État du livre
- Bon
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- 18,49 €
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- Titre
- Beric the Briton
- Sous-titre
- A Story of the Roman Invasion
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- George Alfred Henty
- Éditeur
- Robinson Books
- Publié
- 2002
- Format
- rigide
- Pages
- 383
- ISBN10
- 159087031X
- ISBN13
- 9781590870310
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Thème historique, Aventure, Grande-Bretagne
- 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 in the fen-country. Ultimately, Beric is defeated and carried captive to Rome, where he is trained in the exercise of arms in a school of gladiators. Such is the skill which he there acquires that he succeeds in saving a Christian maid by slaying a lion in the arena, and is rewarded by being made librarian of the palace, and the personal protector of Nero. Finally he escapes from this irksome service, 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.