Here Lies Arthur During her travels, she meets a boy who was brought up as a girl, tricks a holy man, swims in the Roman baths of Aquae Sulis, takes part in a battle, and witnesses Arthur's brutality, piety and immorality, all the while observing her master create the fantastic stories that have made 'King Arthur' one of the most famous men in legend. After Arthur's death she creates some stories herself, conceding that the legend is more important than the mere facts. Carnegie judges (librarians) described "Here Lies Arthur" as enjoyable and thought-provoking, a "page-turner of a novel", adding that "Reeve cleverly
Valeria, Spain (Roman City) Valeria, Spain (Roman City) Valeria was an important Roman city and one of the three major cities (with Segobriga and Ercavica) in the modern province of Cuenca. Its impressive ruins are located on an spectacular site near the modern town of Valeria (Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha). Valeria was founded on land conquered from the celtiberians, between 93 and 82 BC when Valerius Flaccus became proconsul of Hispania Citerior, since when it has preserved the name that refers to its founder. Valeria is located on a tongue of land between limestone gorges at an altitude of a 1000 metres. Excavation began in