Romans!
By: by Moria Butterfield
Series: Weird true facts!; Weird, true facts
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781445104850; 9781445106182
Subjects: Romans; Social life and customs; Civilization; Miscellanea; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Truth is a lot stranger than fiction! Weird True Facts includes the most eye-popping animals, vehicles and objects, the weirdest stories, the most astonishing facts and the most unbelievable situations EVER.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: Gods, geese and Gauls: Rome begins; title: Who's in charge?: Posh plotters and rowdy rebels; title: Brilliant bullies: don't argue with the army; title: Ranking Romans: who's up and who's down; title: Murderers and madmen: shocking celebrity stories; title: Life the Roman way: births, marriages and deaths; title: Home in Rome: The Empire indoors; title: Get by at the baths: looking good, Latin style; title: Fish porridge, anyone?: Food fit for an Empire; title: A trip to the temple: be nice to the Gods or else!; title: See the show: Mind the blood; title: Party! Celebrate Roman style.