Life in Ancient Rome (Dover History Coloring Book) [Paperback]

John Green (Author), William Kaufman (Author), Coloring Books (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 10, 1997 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Dover History Coloring Book

All the magnificence of ancient Rome, brought to life in 41 finely detailed illustrations depicting the defeat of Germanic invaders (c. 108 BC), the crushing of a slave revolt (71 BC), the assassination of Julius Caesar (44 BC) and more. Captions describe Roman cultural life, major landmarks, leaders and daily activities.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (July 10, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486297675
• ISBN-13: 978-0486297675
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,383 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DETAILED COLORING BOOK. QUITE INFORMATIVE., September 14, 2007

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D. Blankenship (The Ozarks) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life in Ancient Rome (Dover History Coloring Book) (Paperback)

This is a pretty typical work by John Green. Like others in this series, these pictures are quite detailed. They are not ment for crayon, nor, I should think, for the ticker type markers. I find that colored art pencils seems to work best. This book addresses life in ancient Rome, from about 108 B.C. to 44 B.C. Many historical structures are featured in this work as well as cultural details of these ancient and amazing people. Military engagement, civilian life, dress, and culture are all featured and featured quite well. The text is quite good and very accurate. If you are teaching your children, grandchilren, or are a teacher with a class of students on your hands that you need to keep busy and interested, then this is a great supplement for the study of this period of time. Now please note. These, as another reviewer has pointed out, not simple line drawing with an even flow. They are quite detailed and some of them are not that easy to complete. That is okay though. I truly feel that a child has to be pushed just a bit beyond what they are normally capable of in order for them to learn (this is my own opinion...I have found it works, but others may differ). Overall, recommend this one. Actually, it is kind of nice if your child is unable to do it...leaves more pages for you, the adult to have fun with.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Historically Accurate, Visually Complex, February 19, 2006

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B.B. (Palos Verdes, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life in Ancient Rome (Dover History Coloring Book) (Paperback)

I got this for my 12 year old son. I thought the explanations of each picture were very detailed and informative. Unfortunately, the pictures themselves proved to be very detailed as well, which, for my son, proved to be daunting. I wished the images involed simpler contour drawing.