colosseum (rome, italy)

Geronimo Stilton travels through time in order to defend history from his arch nemeses, the Pirate Cats.

"Geronimo is taking his [nephew] Benjamin on a trip to Rome to learn the city's history (and keep him from failing fifth grade), but when they arrive they are immediately pulled into the investigation of the 'ghost' of a gladiator that seems to behaunting the Colosseum and scaring tourists away"--From publisher.

Geronimo Stilton travels back in time to try and stop the Pirate Cats from infliltrating the Roman Senate and taking credit for building Rome's largest amphitheater, the Colosseum.

Describes the planning and construction of the Colosseum in ancient Rome and traces its history through subsequent centuries.