Thinking About: The Roman Empire
Thinking About: The Roman Empire
Andreas Palmaer, illustrated by Henrik JonssonWho doesn’t think about the Roman Empire? At its height, it stretched from England to the Black Sea and was home to 50 million people. It was a grand but violent time.
In Thinking About: The Roman Empire, you can find out more about the most exciting parts about that time! Read about gladiators, mythology, wars and enemies, women in ancient Rome and slaves. The slave Spartacus, for example, who escaped from a gladiator school and got so many people to join him that he could rebel against those in power. The struggle for power was dangerous and deadly, even if you were on top.
Read about Agrippina, who didn’t hesitate to poison and murder to make her son emperor – only to have him threaten her life. You also get to follow the exciting fates of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, and you can help decide which emperor was really the worst. This is a book to devour!
