Written by award-winning author Richard Platt, How They Made Things Work: Romans examines aspects of technology in ancient Rome, including concrete, road building, weapons, domes and arches.

Suitable for Key Stages 2-3, How They Made Things Work looks at how people in history advanced their societies by pushing the boundaries of technology.

This book is part of a book series called How They Made Things Work .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Hachette Children's Group .

David Lawrence is an experienced author of books for this age group including The Superglue Sandwich, Travels with My Zebra and Killer Ping-Pong. He is a former Scripture Union schools worker and currently pastors a church in Yate near Bristol. Richard Platt is a renowned non-fiction writer, whose previous titles include Pirate Diary which won the 2002 Kate Greenaway Medal. To visit Richard's website click here

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Concrete
• 2: The Arch
• 3: Books with pages
• 4: Spectacle entertainment
• 5: Water wheels
• 6: Calendar
• 7: Concrete
• 8: Roads
• 9: Water supply
• 10: Mechanical artillery
• 11: Sewers
• 12: Central heating