Ruthless Romans (Horrible Histories) [Paperback]

Terry Deary (Author)

Book Description

Series: Horrible Histories

The grim truth behind the greatest empire of all time is revealed - from the terrible twins who founded Rome to the evil emperor who made murder a sport. Find out which emperor enjoyed eating camel's heels and the name of the Roman goddess of door hinges. It is the history with the nasty bits left in.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic; New Ed edition (January 5, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1407104241
• ISBN-13: 978-1407104249
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #251,383 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Terry Deary writes both fiction and non-fiction. The Fire Thief was his 150th book published in the UK, this was followed by Flight of the Fire Thief and The Fire Thief Fights Back. Terry's books have been translated into 28 languages. His Horrible Histories series has sold 20 million copies worldwide. Terry has won numerous awards, including Blue Peter's Best Non-fiction Author of the Century.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Edutainment, and that's okay by me, April 24, 2006

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Laurie J. Neverman "The Common Sense Woman" (Denmark, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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I've purchased a number of Horrible History and Horrible Science books for my son, and he enjoys them very much. They are light reading and fairly simplistic, and may not be 100% accurate (I haven't read them all cover to cover), but they are also entertaining, humorous and engaging. He's gleaned an assortment of interesting facts from the series and this has led him to read more about history and science topics that he wouldn't normally cover at his age (if at all). I think they could be very useful for reluctant learners.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Romans are more Ruthless than your History Teacher, May 6, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Ruthless Romans (Horrible Histories) (Paperback)

This book is a book about the Romans, and it teaches you many things, for example whether or not you should go to that football game tonight, or if you should save your money (of course this is just some stuff about rome's wierd ideas). This book will teach you the cool stuff, like what kind of gladiators there are, and with funny islistrations, I highly reccomend this book to kids and >>history teachers<<!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, August 30, 2010

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KP "karen" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

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According to my daughter, this is an awesome book. She loves all of the Horrible Histories books. She says that she loves that it doesn't lighten up the history at all. Most books for kids her age (11) will gloss over the nastier parts of history, while these definitely do not. We're going to visit Rome soon, and she's very excited that maybe she'll get to share some history that we don't know while we're there.