The Circus Spontifex had managed to escape from Tarraco and thanks to the Abrafaxe, elephant Avicula was still part of the Circus. An old Roman road, the Via Herculea, led the troupe directly to the port city of Valentia. Actually, nothing and no one should be able to stop the crossing to Rome now, because Titus' pursuer Occius was stuck in Tarraco. On the way, however, Califax made a fateful acquaintance. Why he is forced to fight a bull, what the mysterious cult of Mithras is all about and why Occius, of all people, makes sure that Califax doesn't miss the boat in the end - that's what you'll find out in this anthology.

Of course, there is again an extensive educational appendix in this volume - with the following topics:

• Bustling in the sky
• Small man, likes to be big - Leonidas
• Who was Mithras?
• Title sketches
• Inside Templum Bellae

Enjoy the read and exploration!


MOSAIK Sammelband 117 Softcover
Neuer Kurs Carthago

issues 465–468 (September to December 2014)
softcover, thread-stitching
160 pages in colour
16,5 x 23,5 cm
ISBN: 978-3-86462-217-5
Order no.: 3042
€ 14,95


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MOSAIK Sammelband 117 Hardcover
Neuer Kurs Carthago

Limited to 666 copies.
In addition, each anthology contains a print signed and numbered by Sally Lin.

issues 465–468 (September to December 2014)
hardcover, thread-stitching
160 pages in colour
17 x 24 cm
ISBN: 978-3-86462-218-2
Order no.: 3043
€ 35,00


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"Abrafaxe Symphony"-composer and "So klingt Abenteuer"-author Vincent Strehlow is holding a musical reading in Leipzig in cooperation with the Leipzig "Johann Sebastian Bach" Music School. In it, he will provide insights into the world of music and the story behind the Abrafaxe Symphony in an easy-to-follow and entertaining way.


When: Saturday, 11. September 2021, 2 p.m.
Where: Buchhandlung Hugendubel, Petersstr. 12-14, 04109 Leipzig
free admission

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