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4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent introductory book
"Gods And Goddesses In the Daily Life Of The Ancient Romans" by Peter Hicks -------------------------------------------------------------- This is a decent picturebook introduction to the history of ancient Rome. One very odd omission, however (spotted by my six-year old): there is no entry for the goddess Venus(!) Was, perhaps, the author unlucky in...
Published 8 months ago by Axton Blessendon, Jr.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Weak Narrative -Great Illustrations
"Gods and Goddesses in the Daily Life of Ancient Romans" is nominally a survey of Roman Mythology. All the major Roman gods are covered as well as some information about religious festivities and non-Roman religions such as Judaism. Unfortunately, the narrative is just an excuse for the publisher, David Salariya to re-use illustrations that his company generated for...
Published 21 months ago by Marco Antonio Abarca
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent introductory book,
By Axton Blessendon, Jr. (Canton, OH) - See all my reviews
This review is from: In the Daily Life of the Ancient Romans (Gods & Goddesses) (Paperback)
"Gods And Goddesses In the Daily Life Of The Ancient Romans"
by Peter Hicks -------------------------------------------------------------- This is a decent picturebook introduction to the history of ancient Rome. One very odd omission, however (spotted by my six-year old): there is no entry for the goddess Venus(!) Was, perhaps, the author unlucky in love and so bitter that he left her out? At any rate, it is kind of odd to find the Roman pantheon devoid of Love. Hmmmm. (Axton)
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Weak Narrative -Great Illustrations,
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This review is from: In the Daily Life of the Ancient Romans (Hardcover)
"Gods and Goddesses in the Daily Life of Ancient Romans" is nominally a survey of Roman Mythology. All the major Roman gods are covered as well as some information about religious festivities and non-Roman religions such as Judaism. Unfortunately, the narrative is just an excuse for the publisher, David Salariya to re-use illustrations that his company generated for other children's books on Ancient Rome. This book has wonderful illustrations by John James and Mark Bergin that were first generated for the "Inside Story" series. If you are interested in teaching your children about Roman Mythology, avoid this book. Honestly, you would be better off with the D'auliers' classic book on Greek Mythology.
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In the Daily Life of the Ancient Romans by Peter Hicks (Hardcover - February 9, 2001)
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