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Moss, Marissa.
GALEN : MY LIFE IN IMPERIAL ROME
San Diego : Harcourt, 2002.
IL 3-6
ISBN 0152165355
Galen is a 12-year-old Greek slave living in ancient Rome.  Because of his father's great artistic talent, Galen finds himself living in the palace of Augustus himself.  He even gets to study with the emperor's grandson.  As part of the royal household, he experiences life in Rome as few have seen it.  Spend time with Galen as he tells us what his life was like.
SUBJECTS:     Rome -- History -- Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D. -- Fiction.
                        Slaves -- Fiction.
                        Diaries -- Fiction.

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