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Author England, Victoria.

Title Top 10 worst things about ancient Rome you wouldn't want to know! / Victoria England illustrated by David Antram.

Imprint New York : Gareth Stevens, 2012.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Westside Graphic Novel Non-Fiction  GNF 937 ENG    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description 32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 28 cm
Series Top 10 worst
Top 10 worst
Note Includes glossary.
Includes index.
Contents Where in the world? - The Roman Empire - Life in ancient Rome - No. 10 : home comforts - No. 9 : gods, religion and superstition - No. 8 : feasts and riots - No. 7 : sickness and health - No. 6 : life in the army - No. 5 : Roman rulers - No. 4 : crime and punishment - No. 3 : gladiator fights! - No. 2 : life and death in Pompeii - No. 1 : slave labor.
Indexed In: Booklist, April 2012
School Library Journal, June 2012
Summary The grossest, weirdest, and most violent things about life in ancient Rome are chronicled in this volume. There were things about Roman life that no modern person would want to experience. Communal toilets and gladiator deaths rank among these. Readers learn about the brutal and crazed emperors of Rome as well as the infamous volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii. Vibrant cartoon illustrations put these historical facts in an accessible, humorous, and humanizing light. Detailed Table of Contents, Fact Boxes, Glossary, Index, Sidebars.
Audience 3456 Childrens Plus, Inc.
670 Lexile.
N Fountas and Pinnell.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG RL 5.7 1.0 148793. PCMS
Subject Rome -- Civilization.
Added Author Antram, David, 1958- illustrator.
Added Title Top ten worst things about ancient Rome you would not want to know!
Ancient Rome
Top ten worst things about ancient Rome you wouldn't want to know!
ISBN 032991202X
1433966948
1433966956
9780329912024 ( bdg.)
9781433966941
9781433966958 (pbk.)

 
    
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