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== Tropes H-L ==
== Tropes H-L ==
* [[The Killer Was Left Handed]] - {{spoiler|''The Slave-girl from Jerusalem'' uses this as part of the way of identifying the murderer.}}
* [[The Killer Was Left-Handed]] - {{spoiler|''The Slave-girl from Jerusalem'' uses this as part of the way of identifying the murderer.}}
* [[Little Stowaway]] - In the ''The Secrets of Vesuvius'', {{spoiler|Lupus}} is a stowaway on Marcus Flavius's ship.
* [[Little Stowaway]] - In the ''The Secrets of Vesuvius'', {{spoiler|Lupus}} is a stowaway on Marcus Flavius's ship.
* [[Made a Slave]] - Nubia starts the series as a slave. Many other children are also kidnapped and enslaved, forming the basis of the plots for ''The Pirates of Pompeii'' and ''The Colossus of Rhodes.'' {{spoiler|The Four Detectives are briefly captured in ''The Pirates of Pompeii'' and are going to be sold as slaves. Jonathan is also briefly enslaved in ''The Assassins of Rome''. Three of the Four Detectives are captured yet again in ''The Colossus of Rhodes''.}}.
* [[Made a Slave]] - Nubia starts the series as a slave. Many other children are also kidnapped and enslaved, forming the basis of the plots for ''The Pirates of Pompeii'' and ''The Colossus of Rhodes.'' {{spoiler|The Four Detectives are briefly captured in ''The Pirates of Pompeii'' and are going to be sold as slaves. Jonathan is also briefly enslaved in ''The Assassins of Rome''. Three of the Four Detectives are captured yet again in ''The Colossus of Rhodes''.}}.
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* [[Meaningful Name]] - A number of characters have names whose meanings in Latin or Greek reflect their characteristics. Just a few are listed here.
* [[Meaningful Name]] - A number of characters have names whose meanings in Latin or Greek reflect their characteristics. Just a few are listed here.
** Lupus, the name of the wild character, means wolf. This is also a partial example of [[Animal Theme Naming]] although it does not fit that trope perfectly because Lupus is the only one with an animal name.
** Lupus, the name of the wild character, means wolf. This is also a partial example of [[Animal Theme Naming]] although it does not fit that trope perfectly because Lupus is the only one with an animal name.
** Felix is a very fortunate (both rich and lucky) man, as one might expect from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_%28name%29 meaning of his name.]
** Felix is a very fortunate (both rich and lucky) man, as one might expect from the [[wikipedia:Felix chr(28)namechr(29)|meaning of his name.]]
** Marcus Geminus and Gaius Geminus are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini twin brothers]
** Marcus Geminus and Gaius Geminus are [[wikipedia:Gemini|twin brothers]]
** Flavia is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavia_%28name%29 fair haired girl.]
** Flavia is a [[wikipedia:Flavia chr(28)namechr(29)|fair haired girl.]]
* [[The Medic]] - Dr. Mordecai is a physician and sometimes treats the other major characters.
* [[The Medic]] - Dr. Mordecai is a physician and sometimes treats the other major characters.
* [[Music for Courage]] - The Four Detectives play music for refugees in ''The Pirates of Pompeii''.
* [[Music for Courage]] - The Four Detectives play music for refugees in ''The Pirates of Pompeii''.
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== Tropes P-Z ==
== Tropes P-Z ==
* [[Parental Abandonment]] - All four of the main characters have a [[Missing Mom]]. Nubia and Lupus undergo an [[Orphans Ordeal]] and Jonathan and Flavia both have times when their fathers are literally or figuratively distant.
* [[Parental Abandonment]] - All four of the main characters have a [[Missing Mom]]. Nubia and Lupus undergo an [[Orphan's Ordeal]] and Jonathan and Flavia both have times when their fathers are literally or figuratively distant.
* [[Police Are Useless]] - Well, not completely useless, but the only thing they seem to be useful for are locking up the criminals that Flavia and friends have identified. Of course, historic Rome did not have anything approaching modern police forces and professional, scientific criminal investigation techniques, so this is probably not far from the truth.
* [[Police Are Useless]] - Well, not completely useless, but the only thing they seem to be useful for are locking up the criminals that Flavia and friends have identified. Of course, historic Rome did not have anything approaching modern police forces and professional, scientific criminal investigation techniques, so this is probably not far from the truth.
* [[The Plague]] - A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus#Challenges historical plague] that hit Rome in 80 AD is featured in ''The Enemies of Jupiter''.
* [[The Plague]] - A [[wikipedia:Titus#Challenges|historical plague]] that hit Rome in 80 AD is featured in ''The Enemies of Jupiter''.
* [[Plucky Girl]] - Flavia
* [[Plucky Girl]] - Flavia
* [[Pride]] - Pride of the hubris variety is one of the explicit themes of ''The Enemies of Jupiter''.
* [[Pride]] - Pride of the hubris variety is one of the explicit themes of ''The Enemies of Jupiter''.
* [[Prophetic Dreams]] - Jonathan has prophetic dreams in several of the books. Flavia has a prophetic dream that forms the basis of ''The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina.'' A prophetic dream also plays a major role in ''The Enemies of Jupiter.''
* [[Prophetic Dreams]] - Jonathan has prophetic dreams in several of the books. Flavia has a prophetic dream that forms the basis of ''The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina.'' A prophetic dream also plays a major role in ''The Enemies of Jupiter.''
* [[The Queens Latin]] - Considering it is a British TV series with British actors, the TV adaptation can be forgiven for having British accents. However, it is a bit odd when the Irish actor playing Flavia's father/uncle has an Irish accent unlike any of the other characters.
* [[The Queen's Latin]] - Considering it is a British TV series with British actors, the TV adaptation can be forgiven for having British accents. However, it is a bit odd when the Irish actor playing Flavia's father/uncle has an Irish accent unlike any of the other characters.
* [[Rags to Riches]] - {{spoiler|Lupus goes from being a [[Street Urchin]] to owning his own ship.}}
* [[Rags to Riches]] - {{spoiler|Lupus goes from being a [[Street Urchin]] to owning his own ship.}}
* [[Secondary Character Title]] - Most of the episode titles, when they refer to a character, refer to a secondary character or groups of characters that are pivotal to the plot but are not one of the series's four main characters.
* [[Secondary Character Title]] - Most of the episode titles, when they refer to a character, refer to a secondary character or groups of characters that are pivotal to the plot but are not one of the series's four main characters.
* [[Sea Stories]] - Most of the series would not qualify, however ''The Colossus of Rhodes'' would. Not only is it about ship voyage through the Mediterranean Sea, but the story also incorporates explicit parallels to one of the [[Sea Stories]] of [[Classical Mythology]], namely ''Jason and The Argonauts''.
* [[Sea Stories]] - Most of the series would not qualify, however ''The Colossus of Rhodes'' would. Not only is it about ship voyage through the Mediterranean Sea, but the story also incorporates explicit parallels to one of the [[Sea Stories]] of [[Classical Mythology]], namely ''Jason and The Argonauts''.
* [[Sherlock Scan]] - Flavia does this to identify Pliny.
* [[Sherlock Scan]] - Flavia does this to identify Pliny.
* [[Shout Out]] - [[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum|"A funny thing happened on the way to the forum."]]
* [[Shout-Out]] - [[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum|"A funny thing happened on the way to the forum."]]
** Many of the episodes have both explicit references to [[Classical Mythology]] and intentional parallels to the referenced myths within the story line.
** Many of the episodes have both explicit references to [[Classical Mythology]] and intentional parallels to the referenced myths within the story line.
* [[Sidekick]] - Nubia is Flavia's faithful sidekick.
* [[Sidekick]] - Nubia is Flavia's faithful sidekick.
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