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Author
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Step back in time, into the bloodthirsty past of this famous Italian city. Read the myth, then marvel at the true story of how a humble village became the head of a mighty Empire. Meet the ancient Romans and their crazy emperors - and find out how their world came crashing to an end.
Author
Series
Mark of the thief trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Now a driver in the chariot races, Nic is still a target of the Praetors because of the magical amulet he found, and they will do anything to get their hands on it--and meanwhile Atroxia is beginning to wake up.
10) Ancient Rome
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press / Scholastic
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Read about the ancient Roman empire.
12) Ancient Rome
Author
Publisher
Facts on File
Language
English
Description
Text, maps, illustrations, charts, tables, and chronologies depict the history, society, and political life of ancient Rome and its vast empire.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 2
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Ranger is a golden retriever who has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog. In this adventure, he travels to the Colosseum in ancient Rome, where there are gladiator fights and wild animal hunts! Ranger befriends Marcus, a young boy Ranger saves from a runaway lion, and Quintus, a new gladiator who must prove himself in the arena. Can Ranger help Marcus and Quintus escape the brutal world of the Colosseum?
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
What was it like to be a gladiator? How many people died in the destruction of Pompeii? How did Roman children spend their days? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Magic Tree House Research Guide: Ancient Rome and Pompeii. This is the nonfiction companion to Vacation Under the Volcano (Magic Tree House #13).
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn about everyday life in ancient Rome in a book covering every aspect of Roman civilization, from gladiator tournaments to chariot races to how senators ran the government and expanded the empire.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Discusses life in ancient Rome, focusing on the origin and popularity of public games, Rome's monumental game facilities, gladiators, wild animal shows, and other spectacles.
19) Did Greek soldiers really hide inside the Trojan horse?: and other questions about the ancient world
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
©2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explore whether there's a factual basis for common ideas about ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Readers will find out if Mount Olympus is a real place, if Egyptians had cat gods and cat mummies, if Hannibal rode across the Alps on elephants, and if Emperor Nero really played his violin as Rome went up in flames.