1. Read some more about the contests and shows held in the Roman amphitheaters. Write an episode describing another kind of act as it might be performed there. Be sure to show what the participants are feeling as well as what they are doing.

2. Copy or draw a map and trace Tishtry's travels on it. Indicate approximately where the various events in the book took place, such as the storm at sea and the race at Solinae.

3. Read about Roman slaves' lives in some history or reference books. List at least fifteen different types of work that slaves often did. Explain why so many more jobs were open to slaves in the ancient world than in the American Old South.

4. Tishtry's horses perform in the arena, but horses were used in many other ways as well in her time. Report some...