The world's most fascinating cultures in history are examined in this series which covers everyday areas of life from medicine and education to festivals and entertainment. This volume looks at the Romans.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Usborne, Usborne Illustrated World History .

There are 96 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1998 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

This book has the following chapters: The founding of Rome; the early republic; the expansion of Rome; Rome's social and political structure; the end of the Roman republic; the army; a soldier's life; roads; ships and shipping; from republic to Empire; the early Empire; the administration of the Empire; sieges and fortifications; Roman towns; the city of Rome; town houses; furniture; decorations; food and dining; in the kitchen; jewellery; clothes and fashion; the Roman villa; farming; marriage and childbirth; funerals and burial; education; jobs and occupations; money and trade; entertainments; races and games; gladiator fights; the baths; religious beliefs; gods and goddesses; festivals; medicine; architecture; building technology; the legal system; the later Empire; the Empire after Constantine; the Byzantine Empire; appendix; who was who in ancient Rome; date chart; the legacy of Rome.