num_pages: 198
description: It is AD 79 and Mount Vesuvius has erupted, destroying Pompeii. Among the thousands of people huddled in refugee camps along the bay of Naples are Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan the Jewish boy, Nubia the African slave-girl, and Lupus the mute beggar boy. When the friends discover that children are being kidnapped from the camps, they start to investigate and soon solve the mystery of the pirates of Pompeii.A terrifically exciting and dramatic story packed with superb historical detail.
language: English
title: The Pirates of Pompeii
titlecomplete: The Pirates of Pompeii (Roman Mysteries, #3)
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Mystery, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Ancient History, Historical Mystery, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 1710
places: Pompeii
series: The Roman Mysteries
publisher: Orion Children's Books