Brave Cloelia: Retold from the Account in The History of Early Rome by the Roman Historian Titus Livius

by Jane Curry, Jeff Crosby (Illustrator)

Cloelia, a young girl in ancient Rome held captive by an Etruscan king, plots an escape for forty hostages, but honors a pledge made to the king to return and the king, out of admiration, grants her and the other hostage their freedom.

Genres: Picture Books, History, Ancient, Ancient History

34 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2004

Reviews

[Amy Bodkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent retelling of an ancient event where a girl earned the respect her both her people and the enemy king!

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautifully illustrated retelling of the story of Cloelia (a young girl who was credited with saving the early Roman Republic during its revolutionary war against the Etruscans, as recounted in Livy's history) - always good to read some Roman history and mythology, and I read it with my little kids for homeschool during Women's History Month . . .

[Ebookwormy1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inspiring story about a Roman girl who escapes from an Etruscan camp with other children. The girl's courage combined with a faithful presentation of war between the Romans and Etruscans in the pre-Republic years make this a winning title for scholars. Worth the trouble to find and/or purchase.

[Starket · Rating 4 out of 5]

My boys thoroughly enjoyed us reading this book them. This is a story of a young girl, Cloelia, who escapes a Etruscan prison camp with 40 girls. This is a hard book to find, but worth it!

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

school book. great, historically founded story. I think the problem I had connecting with this book was cultural.

I wonder if I would do better reading this after reading Titus Livius's version.