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Jan Parandowski

Circus and Arena [Cyrk i arena]

The weekly Dookoła świata [Around the World] (1954–1976) was intended to be a sort of travel magazine and “a window to the external world” for Polish teens in the Polish People’s Republic – see here [entry “Z antycznego świata”, Dookoła Świata 13 (1957)]. The article focuses on the Roman circus and amphitheatre. Both are presented as a building and as an institution. First, Parandowski writes about the beginning of the circus between the Palatine an(...)

YEAR: 1957

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Amphitheatre Ancient Slavery Chariot Racing Circus Maximus Colosseum Gladiator Games Roman History Rome

Tom Anderson, Paul Halas, José Maria Millet Lopez

DuckTales: The Arcadian Urn [Rejsen til Epsilon]

Scrooge McDuck, his three great-nephews (Louie, Huey and Dewey) and Webby Vanderquack, the granddaughter of the triplets’ nanny, attend an auction where McMoney, one of Scrooge’s greatest enemies, sells an Ancient Arcadian vase for millions. Unhappy with how much money his rival has made, Scrooge decides to find Arcadia himself and bring back valuable artefacts. Bringing along his nephew, Donald Duck, and his personal pilot, Launchpad McQuack, Scrooge and the team set off to Gre(...)

YEAR: 1994

COUNTRY: Denmark

TAGS: Arcadia Dragons Gladiator Games Gladiators Pottery / Vases Virgil

Felice Arena

Farticus Maximus and Other Stories that Stink! (Farticus Maximus , 1)

This collection of short stories begins and ends with the tale of Farticus Maximus, the greatest Gladiator of Ancient Rome. In Farticus Maximus, the written story is accompanied by sketches with speech bubbles, where the reader is introduced to the Sandals family. Baby Farticus - originally named Barticus who was renamed because of his flatulence - had a disruptive impact on the Sandals family. So much so, that his father, Petercus suggests they get rid of him. His mother adamantly rejects this (...)

YEAR: 2008

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Architecture Colosseum Gladiator Games Gladiators Latin (Language) Roman Empire Rome Spartacus

Felice Arena

Farticus Maximus: Bottomus Burps of Britannia (Farticus Maximus, 3)

There are several short stories in Farticus Maximus: Bottomus Burps of Britannia, bookended by adventures of the eponymous character. In the first and last stories in this third installment of the three-part Farticus Maximus series, young boys Rex and Antonius play in the streets of Ancient Rome pretending to be Farticus Maximus and Gassius Brutus, the infamous gladiators from the previous books. Bettius, one of the boys’ mothers is concerned about her son’s rough play, but Jennius r(...)

YEAR: 2010

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Architecture Colosseum Gladiator Games Latin (Language) Neptune Roman Empire Rome

Felice Arena

Farticus Maximus: Stink-Off Battle of the Century and More Stories That Reek! (Farticus Maximus, 2)

Farticus Maximus: Stink-Off Battle of the Century is the second book in a series by the same title by Australian author, Felice Arena. The book is divided into eight sections of short stories. The first and last chapters are a continuation of the story of Farticus Maximus, an ancient gladiator who defeats enemies with terrible farts. The story is set in Ancient Rome where teenage boy cousins, Rufus and Cornelius, are pig hunting in the forest before they come across the “greatest and smell(...)

YEAR: 2009

COUNTRY: Australia

TAGS: Architecture Colosseum Gladiator Games Latin (Language) Roman Empire Rome Spartacus

Jan Parandowski

From the Ancient World [Z antycznego świata]

Based on: Katarzyna Marciniak, Elżbieta Olechowska, Joanna Kłos, Michał Kucharski (eds.), Polish Literature for Children & Young Adults Inspired by Classical Antiquity: A Catalogue, Faculty of “Artes Liberales”, Warsaw: University of Warsaw, 2013, 444 pp., online: http://omc.obta.al.uw.edu.pl/omc_catalogue. This is a collection of short, varied essays introducing young readers to the fascinating world of Antiquity. Topics are very diverse, ranging from archaeology, Gree(...)

YEAR: 1958

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Alexander the Great Ancient Greece Aqueducts Archaeology Architecture Athens Caesar Cicero Colosseum Democracy Gladiator Games Greek History Homer Latin (Language) Roman Baths Roman Empire Roman History Roman Republic Rome

Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, Christian Williams

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (Series, S01E01–13)

The Hercules: The Legendary Journeys franchise, starring Kevin Sorbo in the titular role, began in 1994 with a collection of five feature-length, television-movie, pilot-episodes, the popularity of which then ensured the franchises’ continuation via an established television series. The series ran for a total six seasons (1995-1999) and picked up the narrative from the where the films had concluded. The series became even more popular than the films and several spin-offs ensued, inclu(...)

YEAR: 1995

COUNTRY: New Zealand United States of America

TAGS: Ancient Slavery Ares Centaur(s) Cyclops / Cyclopes Dionysus / Dionysos Gladiator Games Gods Hera Heracles Hero(es) Iolaus Tiresias

Jerzy Ciechanowicz, Barbara Milewska-Waźbińska

Impluvius and Compluvius among Sarmatians [Impluvius et Compluvius apud Sarmatas]

Impluvius et Compluvius apud Sarmatas is an amusing story about the journey of two brave Roman soldiers, Impluvius and Compluvius, from Rome to Sarmatia and back again, on the order of Tiberius Claudius Maximus – a fictional emperor of their contemporary world.On their way to the barbarian Sarmatia, outside of the civilized oikoumene known to Romans, they pass through Assisi, Ancona, Padua, Budapest, go outside the Limes, traverse the Tatras, reach Cracow, and eventually, Warsaw, where the(...)

YEAR: 1991

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Architecture Gladiator Games Horace Latin (Language) Laurel Wreath Neptune Ovid Roman Empire Rome Virgil

Gary Northfield

Julius Zebra: Bundle with the Britons!

Julius Zebra: Bundle with the Britons! is the second of the Julius Zebra series of comic novels. Told through a combination of images and text, they feature the adventures of Julius, a kind-hearted but dim-witted zebra, who is taken from Africa to Rome, and becomes a gladiator. The story follows on from the action in Julius Zebra: Rumble with the Romans!. Having defeated the champion gladiators at a circus to celebrate Emperor Hadrian’s birthday, Julius is now famous throughout Rome and is(...)

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Boudicca Circus Maximus Colosseum Gladiator Games Gladiators Hadrian Ostia Roman Britain Roman Empire Rome Spartacus

Gary Northfield

Julius Zebra: Rumble with the Romans!

Julius Zebra: Rumble with the Romans! is the first of the Julius Zebra series of comic novels. Told through a combination of images and text, they feature the adventures of Julius, a kind-hearted but dim-witted zebra, who is captured by the Romans at his home near the “stinky lake” in north-east Africa, and along with a group of other wild animals, is taken to Rome to feature in the Circus. Some of these animals become his friends and appear in later adventures: they include a c(...)

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Circus Maximus Colosseum Gladiator Games Gladiators Hadrian Spartacus

Katie Daynes, Peter Donnelly

Lift-the-Flap Questions and Answers about Long Ago

This beautifully-illustrated book offers young readers an interactive immersion in history. The histories of many periods and peoples are covered, with the book divided into sections based on the sorts of questions that people might ask about the past: Where? Who? Why? What? How? When? and Which? There is an illustrated “What happened when?” timeline at the end of the book which places items from throughout the book in chronological order. The ancient world plays an important ro(...)

YEAR: 2018

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Ancient Slavery Architecture Cleopatra VII Colosseum Egypt Gladiator Games Roman Empire Roman History Roman Religion Roman Republic Rome Sphinx

Yoshikazu Miyao, Shinobu Ohtaka

Magi: Adventure of Sinbad [Magi: Sinbad no Bouken (マギシンドバッドの冒険)] (Series, S01 E07 - E08): Sinbad the Merchant [Shōnin Shindobaddo (商人シンドバッド)] | Household Vessel [Kenzoku Ki (眷属器)]

This spin-off/prologue is an origin story for how Sinbad, the legendary King of Sindria in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, rose to his position of power and fame. Magi: Adventure of Sinbad is set some 30 years prior to the events of The Labyrinth of Magic during a period of great hostility between the competing Parthevia and Reim Empires. Spurred on by the deaths of his father (Badr), a disgraced and executed war hero, and his mother (Esra), who suffered from a debilitating sickness, Sinbad sets o(...)

YEAR: 2016

COUNTRY: Japan

TAGS: Architecture Gladiator Games Labyrinth Laurel Wreath Roman Empire Roman Theatre Rome

Simon Adams

This work is a non-humorous introduction to ancient Roman society aimed at children aged 7+.Table of Contents:Who were the Romans?The Founding of RomeThe Roman RepublicFighting CarthageThe Roman ArmyRoman RoadsJulius CaesarCreating the EmpireConquering BritainFortificationsImperial RomeThe ColosseumA Day at the RacesLife in the CityWonderful WaterLife in the CountryThe Roman FamilyRoman ChildrenFood and LifestyleRoman ReligionPompeiiUp in ArmsDecline and FallWhat the Romans Did for UsFamous Roma(...)

YEAR: 2014

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Aeneas Ancient Slavery Architecture Caesar Cleopatra VII Colosseum Comedy (Ancient) Gladiator Games Juno Jupiter Latin (Language) Mark Antony Mars Minerva Octavian Punic Wars Remus Roman Empire Roman History Roman Republic Roman Theatre Rome Romulus

Natalia Rolleczek

Selene, Cleopatra’s Daughter [Selene, córka Kleopatry]

The action is set mainly in Alexandria and then in Rome, and covers over seven years after Cleopatra VII’s death. The scope of Octavian’s rule becomes unlimited. Having defeated the kingdom of Egypt, he decides that Julius Caesar’s only son, Caesarion, and the oldest son of Marc Antony, Antyllus, must both die. However, he spares Antony’s royal children's lives, the twins, Alexander Helios (Sun) and Cleopatra Selene (Moon), and their little brother Ptolemy Philadelphu(...)

YEAR: 1983

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Alexander Helios Alexandria Alexandrian Library Caesar Caesarion Cleopatra Selene II Cleopatra VII Egypt Gladiator Games Homer Mark Antony Octavian Ptolemaic Egypt Ptolemy Philadelphus Rome

Peter Bull Art Studio , Sarah Kahn

Spot the Mummy in the Museum

Each volume in the Spot the... series presents children with an environment to explore. Greco-Roman culture forms a prominent part of the environment in this edition, which is set in a museum. Each double-page spread in the books in this series depicts a scene from the specified environment which children search to find the themed object; in this case they search for the mummy in each room of the museum. Each double-page also picks out approximately five objects that are specific to that scene f(...)

YEAR: 2015

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Architecture Artemis Asclepius Comedy (Ancient) Egypt Gladiator Games Gods Greek Art Greek History Greek Music Greek Philosophy Greek Theatre Laurel Wreath Mycenae Pegasus Roman History Tragedy (Ancient)

Dave Filoni, George Lucas

Star Wars (Series, S01–S05): The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a 3D CGI animated television series set during the period between the Star Wars films Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005). The Star Wars stories are set in a distant galaxy which includes a great number of planets and which is inhabited by an enormous range of sentient, non-sentient, and robotic life-forms. A powerful energy known as "the Force" binds the galaxy together and can be channelled by "Force sensitive" living(...)

YEAR: 2008

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aesop’s Fables Afterlife Ancient Slavery Architecture Caesar Cyclops / Cyclopes Egypt Gilgamesh Gladiator Games Greek Art Greek Philosophy Griffins / Gryphons Harpies Katabasis Labyrinth Latin (Language) Laurel Wreath Maze Medusa Minotaur Oracles Pegasus Phoenix (Bird) Roman Empire Roman History Roman Republic Rome Sparta Thucydides Underworld

Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, 1)

16-year-old Katniss Everdeen lives in District 12 in the Nation of Panem (formally known as the United States of America). An impoverished District under the control of the ruthless Capitol, District 12 is responsible for the nation’s coal supply. The Hunger Games begins on the morning of the “Reaping” for the 74th Hunger Games. The Hunger Games are a televised fight to the death, in which two “Tributes” from each of Panem’s twelve districts, one male and one (...)

YEAR: 2008

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Aphrodite Artemis Diana Gladiator Games Minotaur Theseus Venus

Kevin Feige , Craig Kyle, Eric Pearson, Taika Waititi , Christopher Yost

Two years after the battle of Sokovia, the fire demon Surtur has imprisoned Thor. Surtur reveals that Odin, Thor’s father, is no longer on Asgard. Surtur explains that after he has united his crown with the Eternal Flame burning in Odin’s vault, the prophesised Ragnarok will come about, and Thor’s realm will be destroyed. Thor frees himself, defeats Surtur, and takes his crown, believing that he has prevented Ragnarok. Returning to Asgard, Thor finds that the protector of (...)

YEAR: 2017

COUNTRY: United States of America

TAGS: Gladiator Games Gladiators Norse Mythology

Henryk Jerzy Chmielewski

Tytus, Romek and A’Tomek. Book 19: Tytus Becomes an Actor [Tytus, Romek i A’Tomek. Księga XIX: Tytus aktorem]

Based on: Katarzyna Marciniak, Elżbieta Olechowska, Joanna Kłos, Michał Kucharski (eds.), Polish Literature for Children & Young Adults Inspired by Classical Antiquity: A Catalogue, Faculty of “Artes Liberales”, Warsaw: University of Warsaw, 2013, 444 pp., online: http://omc.obta.al.uw.edu.pl/omc_catalogue.Three main characters, Tytus – a chimpanzee, and his human friends: Romek and A’Tomek are going to the theatre, but Tytus does not know how to behave there so the t(...)

YEAR: 1992

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Athens Colosseum Gladiator Games Gladiators Greek Theatre Latin (Language) Odeon of Herodes Atticus (Athens) Rome

Jean Chalopin, Yoshitake Suzuki, Nina Wolmark

Ulysses 31 [Ulysse 31]

Ulysses 31 was created by a Japanese animation company for a French audience, conceived as a way to use modern Japanese cartoon work to introduce a young audience to the myths of Odysseus within a futuristic sci-fi environment. The series is based on Homer's Odyssey, set in the 31st century. Some additional Greek myths and, to a much lesser extent, myths from further cultures, are woven into the narrative, including Native American. The premise of the programme and of individual episode(...)

YEAR: 1981

COUNTRY: France Japan

TAGS: Amazons Ancient Slavery Architecture Ariadne Asclepius Athena Charybdis Comedy (Ancient) Cronus / Kronos Cyclops / Cyclopes Demeter Divination Egypt Fate Galatea Gladiator Games Greek Theatre Hades Hermes Hydra Labyrinth Laurel Wreath Maze Mercury Metamorphoses (Ovid's) Minos Minotaur Odysseus / Ulysses Odyssey Oedipus Oracles Orpheus Pegasus Penelope Persephone Poseidon Scylla Sirens Sophocles Telemachus Theseus Tragedy (Ancient) Trojan War Troy Underworld Zeus

Margaux Carpentier, Isabel Otter

Wonders of the World. An Interactive Tour of Marvels and Monuments

Wonders of the World is a highly illustrated and well-designed lift-the-flap publication. The book is divided into two main parts. The first presents the seven wonders of the ancient world, the second the wonders of what is referred to as the "modern world", although some of these entries were also built in antiquity. A double-page at the end presents seven natural wonders. Each wonder has a page of its own with one or two flaps and information distributed across an average of fiv(...)

YEAR: 2018

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Architecture Artemis Colosseum Egypt Gladiator Games Gods Greek Art Greek History Olympic Games Poseidon Roman History Rome Sphinx Zeus

David Antram, John Malam, David Salariya

You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Roman Gladiator!: Gory Things You'd Rather Not Know

The book begins with the author asking the reader to play a role while reading, namely becoming a representative of the peoples over whom the Roman Empire wants to reign.Each book in this series begins with an appeal to the reader to become a representative of the group featured in the book. The story begins with how Romans acquired slaves, conquered other nations, and the reader imagines him/herself to be one of these future slaves. The fate of a slave was grim, it usually began at a slave mark(...)

YEAR: 2000

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

TAGS: Ancient Slavery Charon Emperor Gladiator Games Gladiators Greeks Persians Rome