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Ruthless Romans (Horrible Histories) [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Terry Deary (Author), Martin Brown (Illustrator)
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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Hippo (18 Jul 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0439982375
  • ISBN-13: 978-0439982375
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 217,277 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Ruthless Romans" reveals the grim truth behind the greatest empire of all time - from the terrible twins who founded Rome to the evil emperors who made murder into a sport. Read on for the gory details about the cruel Colosseum and the people and animals who were massacred there.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Modern antiquity: Variatio delectat, 2 Nov 2008
Deary's hugely successful series has come with a classic topic: the Romans. This book is aimed at middle-school kids in history or the classics - without making things dry, hard to understand and theoretical. The riddles, jokes and quizzes do NOT make the content less serious or falsify and distort it. It is just another way of presenting a civilization (and language) which is dead - and yet still so much alive in Western culture.
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars gruesome gladiators and more, 9 Dec 2006
It is packed with jokes,quizzes and information.
Oh yes and it's a bit bloody in some places.(That is why i like it so much)
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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars `The Ruthless Romans reveals the grim truth behind the greatest empire of all time.......', 20 Mar 2007
By ABCeDar - See all my reviews
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Want to know:-

which emperor enjoyed eating camel's heels?
how a cow on your roof could bring you bad luck?
the name of the Roman goddess of door hinges?

Read on for the gory details about the cruel Colosseum and the people and animals who were massacred here.
Run screaming from the reality of life as a Roman soldier and terrorize your teacher with our foul facts about the Romans.
History has never been so horrible!'

A witty, colourful cover opens to 127 pages, split over 13 chapters:-

Killer kings and the rotten republic
Superior superstitions and quaint customs
Gory gladiators
Ruthless Roman army
Evil enemies
Ruthless Roman quiz
Roman Empire timeline
Evil emperors
A few foul facts...
Marvellous medicine
Awful for animals
Painful plays
Cruel for criminals

with an introduction and an epilogue.

Written with the typical Deary humour and illustrations from Martin Brown throughout.
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I was excited when the second horrible historys book on romans came out as I am a huge fan. As soon as it came through the letterbox, I started reading it. Read more
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