So, you think you know about zebras, do you? They’re handsome, eat lots of grass, and um … always getting eaten by lions.

Let’s face it, they’re a little bit boring and stupid, too.

But a tussle with a grumpy gladiator can soon change a zebra… so cheer on our stripy hero, Julius, as he scraps for survival in history’s deadliest theatre:

The Colosseum!

(Just don’t call him a horse!)

Julius Zebra: Rumble with the Romans by Gary Northfield is an uproariously funny book for ages 7+, full of loads of hilarious illustrations and facts about Romans.  It’s out now from Walker Books.