

Uncle Gaius - Flavia's uncle and twin to her father


The character lineup (outside of the main characters) include: He gives them a "mystery riddle" to solve (which in fact is the least interesting part of the book) and then they head off to the uncle's farm (picture given of the farm grounds in the front of the book, excellent detail about life in Rome.a big plus for the book). and as the story starts, they rescue Admeral Pliny whose boat sank while he was out working on a new scroll. This volume is also set in the first century, 79 A.D. In The Secret's of Vesuvius, the second in Lawrence's Roman Mysteries Series, we rejoin Flavia, Nubia, Jonathan, and Lupus as they travel from Ostia to the Bay of Naples to spend the summer with Flavia's uncle (who just happens to live near Pompeii).
