Words of the Ancient Romans: Primary Sources (Lucent Library of Historical Eras) [Hardcover]

Don Nardo (Author)

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From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up-Excerpts from historians such as Plutarch, Livy, and Suetonius, as well as the satires of Juvenal and poetry of Ovid, are included in this history of ancient Rome as told through the words of those who lived at the time. Various chapters cover the founding of the city, Julius Caesar's life, the reign of Augustus, home and family life, entertainment, leisure, and religion. No attempt is made to be comprehensive, but each chapter does begin with an introduction that helps to put the subject in perspective for modern readers. Each selection ends with a note citing the ancient sources; there is no complete listing of these sources. The title is somewhat misleading; certainly Julius Caesar's commentaries on the Gallic Wars qualify as a primary source since he was an eyewitness, but many of the accounts were written years, even centuries after the events being described. Small black-and-white illustrations appear throughout, but not one map is to be found. A supplemental resource for students of Roman history.
David Pauli, Hillsboro Public Library, OR
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Lucent; 1 edition (May 26, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590183185
• ISBN-13: 978-1590183182
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,765,944 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Don Nardo is a historian and award-winning writer who specializes in the ancient world, especially the civilizations of Greece and Rome. He began as a actor and worked with the National Shakespeare Company before turning to writing screenplays and teleplays and, soon afterward, devoting much of his time to historical research and writing. In the past two decades, he has published nearly two hundred volumes on diverse historical topics. And having earned numerous favorable reviews, he is widely recognized as the country's leading writer of historical works for young adults. He is also versed in various other subjects and as a result is frequently asked by publishers to write books on a number of scientific and literary topics.

Mr. Nardo also composes and arranges orchestral music, having started composing in his early teens. Over the years he has turned out more than eighty musical works, including 2 symphonies, 4 string quartets, several concertos, a film score, incidental music for stage productions, and several commissions, the most recent a double concerto for violin and Portuguese guitar written for two noted musicians. He is also the resident composer and arranger for the Amadis Orchestra, based in Connecticut. For more information, see his official web site at www.nardopublishing.com and his more extensive biography at Wikipedia.