The Rotten Romans
A fact-filled treasury on ancient Rome celebrates the lesser-known daily realities of the period, such as what the Britons used to make their hair spiky and why rich Romans needed vomitoriums.
A fact-filled treasury on ancient Rome celebrates the lesser-known daily realities of the period, such as what the Britons used to make their hair spiky and why rich Romans needed vomitoriums.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780590031523 (059003152X)
Publish date: March 1st 1997
Publisher: Scholastic Books
Pages no: 128
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Funny,
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
20th Century,
Education,
Sequential Art,
Comics,
Mythology,
Czech Literature
Series: Horrible Histories
This book in the Horrible Histories series centres around the Romans. Obviously there are a lot weird things to tell about the Romans. Like some of the emperors who had lost their minds. Like Caligula, who loved his horse so bad, he promoted him to consul, and had a palace built for him, so he cou...
Murky myths, blood-drenched battles, and meet the gruesomest of gladiators. Stars author Terry Deary.For some fun listening: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01nl9r5/Horrible_Histories_The_Rotten_Romans/This whole series I recommend to an older squirt.
was a good book. However this book has to do more with the Roman occupation of Britian than Rome itself. If your looking to read all about Rome then read the Horrible Histories Ruthless Romans book