Ancient Rome [Hardcover]

Andrew Solway (Author), Peter Connolly (Illustrator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0199108099 | ISBN-13: 978-0199108091 | Publication Date: October 11, 2001

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 crowds at the Colosseum for a grand finale gladiator battle. Illustrated with artifacts, maps, and photographs and with original art by Peter Connolly, the acclaimed master of recreating the ancient world, Ancient Rome brings to life in all its glory one of the most extraordinary civilizations the world has ever known.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 4-7-How people lived, social customs, and entertainment are some of the topics examined in this look at aspects of daily life in this ancient civilization. Short chapters discuss the home, food, shopping, the baths, recreation, the Forum, and religion. They are profusely illustrated with colorful drawings that show Romans at work and play, detailed cutaways of buildings, and photographs of ruins and artifacts. Captions provide additional information. This well-written introduction to Roman cultural life will be useful for reports. For political and historical coverage, Mike Corbishley's Ancient Rome (Facts On File, 1989) will make a good complement.

Cynthia M. Sturgis, Ledding Library, Milwaukie, OR

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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Reviewed with Andrew Solway's Ancient Greece.

Gr. 3-6. In these two titles in the Ancient World series, Connolly's artwork is the primary element, with snippets of informative text by Solway surrounding the pictures. Greece covers daily life, housing, religion, government, work, social life, sports, and the theater. Rome introduces facts about home life, food and shopping, work, the theater, racing, the baths, the Roman forum, and religion. The artwork ranges from imaginative, original paintings to photos, reproductions of famous art and antiquities, and labeled cutaway drawings. Kids in search of spicy details (information about vomitoriums, for example) will need to search elsewhere. There are some British spellings, but that probably won't interfere with the books' value for ancient history studies. Each volume concludes with a glossary. Kay Weisman
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (October 11, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199108099
• ISBN-13: 978-0199108091
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,136,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulously illustrated social history for latter elementary school, August 12, 2006

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This review is from: Ancient Rome (Hardcover)

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.