Description
| Product ID: | 9781800902138 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | What It Was Like to be … |
| Title: | What It Was Like to be an Ancient Roman |
| Authors: | Author: David Long, Stefano Tambellini |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts, General knowledge & trivia (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Work, politics and society, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology, Educational: History, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Work & industry / world of work (Children's / Teenage), People & places (Children's / Teenage), Science & technology: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Educational: History |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Embark on a fascinating foray into the lives of the Ancient Romans in this second instalment of David Long’s What it was like to be… series. Embark on a fascinating foray into the lives of the Ancient Romans in this second instalment of David Long’s What it was like to be… series.Who were the Romans and how did this small tribe come to dominate Italy before establishing the largest empire the world has ever seen? Why were the Romans such brilliant innovators, responsible for inventions including newspapers, concrete, surgeon’s tools and even an efficient postal system? What made their army invincible and their buildings so remarkable? And why, eventually, did the whole empire come crashing down?David Long explains what life was actually like for ordinary Romans as well as their famous emperors, while also looking at the lingering influence of Roman civilisation throughout the world. |
| Imprint Name: | Barrington Stoke Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-09-07 |
