The+Roman+Empire

Goodwin, Vincent. **__Julius Caesar__**. Retells, in comic book format, Shakespeare's play about political intrigue, personal betrayal, and the aftermath of a brutal assassination. Series: Graphic Shakespeare. Graphic Novel. Interest Level: Gr. 7-9. **Lexile**:

Lacie, Christina. **__Julius Caesar__**. An annotated graphic novel depicting Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." In "Julius Caesar," Caesar murders one of the other members of a three-person ruling unit in Rome, and the senators become convinced that he is power hungry and plot to kill him. After Caesar's death, Rome rises up against the conspirators. Also provides summaries of each scene and a glossary of literary terms. Series: Barron’s Educational Series. Graphic Novel. Interest Level: Gr. 7-10. **Lexile:**

Shakespeare, William. __**Julius Caesar**__. Uses a graphic novel format to tell the story of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," which follows a series of power-hungry politicians as they each vie for control of the Roman Empire, even going as far as to murder the current emperor. Shakespeare’s Manga Edition. Interest Level: Gr. 9-12. **Lexile:**

Sutcliff, Rosemary. **__The Eagle of the Ninth__**. A young centurion ventures among the hostile tribes beyond the Roman Wall to recover the eagle standard of the Ninth, a legion which mysteriously disappeared under his father's command. Series: Roman Britain Trilogy, 1. Interest Level: Gr. 7-12. **Lexile: 1110.**

Sutcliff, Rosemary. **__The Silver Branch__**. A young Roman army medical officer, sent to Britain during the period of waning Roman rule, befriends a kinsman with whom he shares an adventure of intrigue, exile, and underground activity with the Lost Ninth Legion. Series: Roman Britain Trilogy, 2. Interest Level: Gr. 8-12. **Lexile: 1120.**

Sutcliff, Rosemary. **__The Lantern Bearers__**. Instead of leaving with the last of the Roman legions, Aquila, a young officer, decides that his loyalties lie with Britain, and he eventually joins the forces of the Roman-British leader Ambrosius to fight against the Saxon hordes. Series: Roman Britain Trilogy, 3. Interest Level: Gr. 8-12. **Lexile: 1210.**

__**_________ .**__ **The Mark of the Horse Lord.** Bearing an uncanny resemblance to the now blind displaced King of the Scots, former gladiator and slave Phaedrus impersonates the Horse Lord to regain from the Picts the control of the Scottish kingdom. Interest Level: Gr. 5-8. **Lexile: 1240.**