Androcles there a story told by Apion in his lost work "Aegyptiacorum" (Wonders of Egypt), the events of which Apion claimed to have personally witnessed in Rome. In this version, Androclus (going by the Latin variation of the name), is a runaway slave of a former Roman consul administering a part of Africa. He takes shelter in a cave, which turns out to be the den of a wounded lion, from whose paw he removes a large thorn. In gratitude, the lion becomes tame towards him and henceforward shares his catch with the slave. After three years, Androclus craves a return
A Greek Slave other successful openings included "A Runaway Girl" and "The Belle of New York". The simple plot of the production was based around the tangled love lives and misunderstandings of a Roman household. The same themes and characterisations would resurface some 70 years later in the Broadway show "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" by Stephen Sondheim. "A Greek Slave" was in the unfortunate position of following "The Geisha", also by Sidney Jones. This was the biggest stage hit of its era. Therefore, "A Greek Slave "is often remembered as being the show that was not as