Roman Mysteries

Jonathan Ben-Mordecai is the name of the character played by 15-year-old actor Eli Machover in the BBC series 'Roman Mysteries' based on the historical children's novels by Caroline Lawrence. At £1 million per hour it is the most expensive British children's TV series of all time.

The following video shows clips from two different Season 2 episodes, so don't expect them to make any sense.

Roman Mysteries follows the stories of Flavia, Nubia, Jonathan, and Lupus, four young friends growing up in Ancient Rome. As they try to get to grips with Roman society they also have to deal with the very modern issues of prejudice, violence and the environment. This excellent series informs and educates children to the history of the Ancient Civilisation whilst providing entertaining stories full of mystery and suspense. Season 2 of Roman Mysteries currently airs on BBC One. The complete season 1 is available on DVD from Amazon.co.uk.