Roman Diary

Explore the city at the heart of the ancient Roman Empire with Iliona, a Greek girl captured by pirates and sold into slavery.

The year is AD102 and Iliona, an educated Greek girl, has been orphaned and sold as a slave in Rome. Apart from her beloved diary, she hasn't a friend in the world... But the family she works for are not unkind, and as Iliona begins to make friends and look around her, she discovers that the teeming city at the heart of the empire is a fascinating place. Through her eyes, watch the Roman army return in triumph from war against the Dacians, visit Nero's baths, witness gladiators fighting in the famous amphitheatre, attend the senate and a sumptuous banquet, discover how Roman women style their hair and much more!

About the author

Richard Platt is the author of Pirate Diary, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Silver Smarties Book Prize and the Blue Peter Award for Best Factual Book, and Castle Diary, which was Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award. He has written over 100 books and has appeared widely on TV and radio, talking about his children's writing. He lives in East Sussex.Illustrator of Prowlpuss (Commended in the 1995 National Art Library Awards for Illustration) and Webster J. Duck.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Platt, Platt Richard
• Assisted by: David Parkins (Illustration)
• Publisher: Walker Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.06.2025
• EAN: 9781529532432
• ISBN: 978-1-5295-3243-2
• No. of pages: 112
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Ancient, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Ancient Rome, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children's & Young Adult: General Non-Fiction