Ancient Rome

by Andrew Solway

Book Overview

Return to the exciting world of the far-off past in Ancient Rome. Meet Spartacus, the gladiator slave who led the largest slave revolt in the history of the Roman empire. Tour the Pantheon, a temple dedicated to the gods and one of the greatest surviving masterpieces of Roman building. Watch the thunderous chariot races at the Circus Maximus and lions, leopards, elephants, crocodiles, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses-even ostriches-fight to warm up the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199108099
• ISBN13: 9780199108091
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Fabulously illustrated social history for latter elementary school

SERIES: This books is written in the same style and format as ANCIENT GREECE, also by Peter Connolly. [For older readers, try THE ANCIENT CITY by Peter Connolly (middle to high school level), which covers the same topics at greater depth and with more specific historical contest.] FORMAT: Both books in the series are formatted two-page spreads centered on a single topic, consisting of a few paragraphs of text plus Connolly's illustrations combined with blurbs about them. The first two-page spread is centered on orienting the reader in the Roman Empire and in Rome itself. The rest of the book is devoted to social history, covering these sections: At home, Houses, On the streets, Food from abroad, Shopping, Work, The theatre, At the races, The amptheatre, The baths, Eating out, The Roman forum, Many gods. EVALUATION: The pictures are fabulous, and the text is clear and informative and complements the pictures well. Very enganging and very highly recommended.