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It was based in Greece or Egypt - I think Greece, most probably, at least that's what the vibe was, from the foreign-sounding names
The civilization is decently advanced, as in, they have figured out sanitation and trading, and stuff like that
The plot revolved around uncovering the truth about a mysterious disease, most probably a certain type of plague
The protagonist is a teen, I don't remember if he's a slave or a peasant, or from a middle-class society. I'm not even sure if it's a "he", maybe it was a "she"? Or maybe I'm mixing the protagonist with another female character in the novel?
It is not a time-travel novel - no one from the modern time is involved
There was non-graphic mentions of murder, and something about conspiracy in the ancient society
There is also a slave side-character, who is a teen
The book had the vibe of Nancy Drew, Famous Five or the Secret Seven but in an ancient civilization

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[-] BoxesOfPepe@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

Any chance it's "The Thieves of Ostia" by Caroline Lawrence? It's Roman not Greek, but those can be pretty similar

[-] velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

Maybe this could be the book. But the story isn't exactly the same. I'll try checking this one out.

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