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Author:	Judith Geary
Subcategory:	Literature & Fiction
Language:	English
Publisher:	Ingalls Pub/High Country; First Edition edition (July 15, 2006)
Pages:	278 pages
Category:	For children
Rating:	4.4
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12 Getorix is tormented and comforted by memories and dreams - from Getorix: The Eagle and The Bull . 21 Ancient Rome – a strangely familiar world.

12 Getorix is tormented and comforted by memories and dreams - from Getorix: The Eagle and The Bull, by Judith Geary When he continues to rebel, Getorix is taken back to an underground cell at the domus Lutatius. 13 Lucius questions Brosch, a Celtic slave girl, about how to reach Getorix. 14 Hero stories & myths, told in a giant tree, bring the boys together. 22 Details we take for granted – like safety pins and belt buckles were in common use. 23 Romans lived in apartments, used public bathrooms and ate fast food.

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July 26, 2012 History. Getorix The Eagle and The Bull. Published July 15, 2006 by Ingalls Pub/High Country.

Getorix, the fifteen year old son of a defeated Celtic leader, marches in the Roman Triumph . Set in the aftermath of the Battle of Vercellae in 101 BCE, the novel leads the reader through adventure in this turbulent time, the pivot point between the Roman Republic and the Empire.

Getorix, the fifteen year old son of a defeated Celtic leader, marches in the Roman Triumph Parade on the way, he believes, to death as a sacrifice to the god Jupiter. His courage in facing death before the Romans will be his man-making and earn him welcome into the Otherworld as a hero. Modern readers may relate to the difficulties Getorix and his Roman antagonist, Lucius, face in reconciling their differing experiences and value systems.

Getorix has one last opportunity to gain his fatherOs respect and earn . and the Celtic captive, find understanding in this adventure. Fifteen year old Getorix, the son of a Celtic leader, is captured and is eager to be sacrificed with honor

Getorix has one last opportunity to gain his fatherOs respect and earn welcome into the Otherworld as a man. At almost fifteen winters, he marches beside his father, a defeated Celtic leader, in the Roman triumph parade - a celebration that ends in death. To face the ordeal of death before the Romans will truly be his man-making. Competing cultures, embodied in the Roman aristocratO son and the Celtic captive, find understanding in this adventure. in ancient Rome at the dawn of the Empire. Fifteen year old Getorix, the son of a Celtic leader, is captured and is eager to be sacrificed with honor. To his horror, he is selected as a slave to a boy his age.

Getorix books by Judith Geary. Can Getorix accept friendship with the Roman who spares his life if the cost is his honor?Modern readers will relate to the difficulties these two youths from opposing cultures face in reconciling their differing experiences and value systems. Getorix: The Eagle and The Bull, Celtic adventure in ancient Rome. The ancient Roman setting lends a fantastic quality, yet the political turmoil and social upheaval evoke parallels with our own time.

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GETORIX: The Eagle and The Bull by Judith Geary, Is a novel for young adults – A Celtic Adventure in ancient Rome. Getorix is a captive, a young man almost fifteen winters old, son of a defeated Celtic chieftain. He and his father are marched in a Roman Triumph – a celebration ending in death for the defeated leaders. Let’s make a visit to the world Getorix knew – as it was then and as it exists today

Getorix (15) has one last opportunity to earn his father's regard and welcome into the Otherworld He must face death with courage at the end of the Roman triumph. Instead the gods throw him a different challenge Can Getorix accept friendship from the Roman who spares his life if the cost is his honor? Getorix has one last opportunity to gain his fatherOs respect and earn welcome into the Otherworld as a man. At almost fifteen winters, he marches beside his father, a defeated Celtic leader, in the Roman triumph parade -- a celebration that ends in death. To face the ordeal of death before the Romans will truly be his man-making. Instead, the gods throw him an entirely different challenge Can Getorix accept friendship with the Roman who spares his life if the cost is his honor? GetorxOs adventure leads young readers of any age into the Roman world at the dawn of the Empire. Authentic history with the lure of fantasy.Unique opportunity for young adult readers to experience the Roman world at the dawn of Empire. Supported with glossary and authorOs notes about Roman life. Competing cultures, embodied in the Roman aristocratO son and the Celtic captive, find understanding in this adventure. in ancient Rome at the dawn of the Empire.

Comments:

Mightsinger

Yes, it's set in ancient Rome. The main character is a Celtic captive who thinks he'll die beside his father at the end of the Roman Triumph. He's convinced himself this is a good thing -- that he'll go to Celtic heaven as a hero. When the Roman general's son spares his life as a slave/pet, he's rather die than be a Roman slave. There's lots in here about what they ate, what they thought and even bathroom habits. However, the real lesson is that you have to be open to new ideas if you're going to survive and stay true to yourself. That's as important today as it was back then.

Tebei

This is a beautifully written, riveting tale of a Celtic boy on the cusp of manhood, who along with his father, was captured in battle by the Romans. The boy, Getorix, is determined to honor a vow to his father made just before the father is executed. He is spared by General Catulus and given to his son, Lucius, as a slave. However, Getorix will be no one's slave, especially not a slave to a Roman enemy. His growing friendship to a boy who would be his master, and his desperate need to become a man his father would have been proud of sends him on a journey of pain and self-discovery which will ultimately chart his course in life. I see this book as a young adult book only in that there are no scenes of sexuality or obscene language. It is a wealth of insight into the life and politics of Rome before Julius Caesar and has been meticulously researched. The author, Judith Geary, speaks to an intelligent reader with language that propels the reader to another time and commands the reader to experience a slice of history along side her richly developed characters. I was hooked from the first page to the last and can not wait to read it's sequel.

Samowar

Fifteen year old Getorix, the son of a Celtic leader, is captured and is eager to be sacrificed with honor. To his horror, he is selected as a slave to a boy his age. Talk about a major attitude adjustment! The setting is Rome, a hundred years before Christ. The time is before Julius Caesar. Geary's storytelling weaves history and details of the city of Rome into an easily read adventure story of two boys forced to be together who navigate a relationship through culture clashes, status expectations between owner and slave and the bull-headedness of youth. Getorix even takes you through the sewer system of ancient Rome.

This is the type of book you recommend to friends.

Molace

Getorix: The Eagle and the Bull is a story of a young boy's adventures in Rome that is comperable to the Harry Potter novels in that the concept is equally as fascinating. Geary's attention to historical detail paints a vivid image of Rome during a time period that is educational as well as entertaining. Getorix's incessant stubborness in fufilling his promise to his father emphasizes the cultural difference between the Celts and Romans and is the foundation of an unlikely friendship in the end. This book leaves the reader awaiting a young adult adventure series that has the potential to be brilliant.

Wnex

Judith Geary has the rare talent of using words to evoke powerful emotions in the reader. From page one I was absolutely absorbed in the story, and I stayed absorbed all the way to the end.

The characters are human, with human faults and virtues - and souls. It's not often I see a book in which I can identify with a character as thoroughly as I do in this one.

The setting is also very well done - I could see the blood on the ground and smell the stink of the Roman Sewers.

Ms. Geary's research was obviously meticulous and thorough, giving the book actual educational value, as well.

I wish best of luck to Ms. Geary, and hope for more!

hardy

I gave two Getrorix books to my niece (8y.o.) for Xmas 2016. She loved the stories and I'd like to pass on her appreciation.

Gorisar

Getorix is a teenage son of a Cimbri ruler who is captured, along with his father, and taken to Rome for a triumph and eventual execution. His father is killed, but he is spared and becomes a slave in the household of Quintus Lutatius Catulus, a Roman general and official. The story concerns the developing relationship between Getorix, Catulus' son, Lucius, and Keltus, a Celtic slave of the household. The author gives us a taste of what the life of a Roman household slave would be like, plus a description of some of the politics existing in the time before Julius Caesar becomes absolute ruler. An excellent appendix gives the neophyte reader a list of Latin and 'barbarian' words and what they mean. This book may be boring to adults, but is quite good for pre-teens and teenagers. It is fortunate that the activities and perversions of Sulla are not discussed fully, or it would not be suitable for young readers. The story ends without a satisfactory ending, leading me to believe there will be a sequel as Getorix deals with his status as a slave and his vow to make his father proud of him.

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