For centuries Rome was the centre of one of the biggest empires the world has ever seen. But what was life like for ancient Romans? Find out in this remarkable guide to the Roman world... and learn why so many of the emperors were crazy!

The fun design attracts readers while a mixture of information and quirky facts keep children aged 9-11 reading.

This book is part of a book series called At Home With .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Tim Cooke is the author of National Geographic's Ancient Aztecs: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of Mexico's Past and Concise History of World Religions: An Illustrated Time Line .

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Welcome to Rome!
• 2: Big in the City!
• 3: What's on Where
• 4: In the Service of the Empire
• 5: Coming of the Emperors
• 6: Get the Look!
• 7: Keeping up Appearances
• 8: At the Baths
• 9: Welcome to my Beautiful Home
• 10: A Life of Luxury!
• 11: Come to Dinner!
• 12: At the Market
• 13: You Can't Get the Staff
• 14: Glossary
• 15: On the Web/Books
• 16: Index