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    All About: Remarkable Romans
    All About: Remarkable Romans
    All About: Remarkable Romans
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    All About: Remarkable Romans

    By P S Quick

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    This book, filled with amazing facts and photographs, describes what life was like for Ancient Romans. It gives an in-depth account of all aspects of life and people of the time – including sections about the Kingdom of Rome, the Republic of Rome, the Roman Empire, everyday life, the Roman army, and much more!

    The ‘All About’ series is an educational collection of books from P S Quick, and is targeted to interest 7 to 11 year olds - but will fascinate readers of all ages. At the end of each book there is a quiz section for the reader, featuring 150 questions and answers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAUK Academic
    Release dateMar 5, 2015
    ISBN9781783331659
    All About: Remarkable Romans

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      All About - P S Quick

      Title Page

      ALL ABOUT

      REMARKABLE ROMANS

      P S Quick

      Publisher Information

      Published in 2013 by

      Andrews UK Limited

      www.andrewsuk.com

      The right of P S Quick to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998

      Copyright © 2013 P S Quick

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Any person who does so may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

      Picture Credits:

      Romulus and Remus courtesy of Giovanni Dall’Orto

      Roman woman in stola courtesy of Giovanni Dall’Orto

      Introduction

      This book, filled with amazing facts and photographs, describes what life was like for Ancient Romans. It gives an in-depth account of all aspects of life and people of the time – including sections about the Kingdom of Rome, the Republic of Rome, the Roman Empire, everyday life, the Roman army, and much more!

      The ‘All About’ series is an educational collection of books from P S Quick, and is targeted to interest 7 to 11 year olds - but will fascinate readers of all ages. At the end of each book there is a quiz section for the reader, featuring 150 questions and answers.

      The Kingdom of Rome

      The Eternal City

      One of the most famous legends in world history is about the city of Rome. The legend tells how Romulus and Remus, the sons of the god Mars, were thrown into the River Tiber by a wicked uncle hoping that they would drown.

      It is said that the babies were rescued by a wolf who fed them with her own milk. The babies grew up and were eventually found by a shepherd called Faustulus.

      Romulus and Remus

      When they became adults their father, Mars, told them to build a city but they could not agree which hill to build it upon. Each boy began to build his own city within a protective wall but when Remus made fun of his brother’s wall Romulus killed him.

      According to the legend Romulus became the first king of Rome in 753 BC.

      Using evidence from artefacts, archaeologists and historians now agree that people lived in the city of Rome many years before this. Rome was known as the ‘Eternal City’ because civilizations had lived there for thousands of years. The Roman people thought that whatever happened to the rest of the world Rome would last forever.

      Rome was first a settlement for farmers and shepherds but later became a powerful city-state, the centre of the Roman Empire and the capital of Italy.

      The location of Rome is one of the main reasons why it became such an important city. Rome is built upon the banks of the River Tiber and was the perfect place for people to cross when travelling along the road from northern to southern Italy.

      The River Tiber is very shallow near Rome and forms a ford making it easy to cross. There is also a large island in the middle of the river. The river itself provided an easy way to travel to the sea. A road known as the Appian Way, which ran from the east to west coasts of Italy, linked the main ports with Rome.

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