What Life Was Like When Rome Ruled the World

by Time-Life Books

Book Overview

What Life Was Like When Rome Ruled The World: The Roman Empire, 100 BC-AD 200, by Time Life This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0783554524
• ISBN13: 9780783554525
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Time Life Medical
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 11 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 6 and higher

Customer Reviews

RoMe LiVeS FoReVeR

This is one great book in my opinion. You might think that fact books are filled with just boring facts, and have no taste in them. This will prove you wrong. It tells everything about Rome, there struggles, their riches, defeats, and especially my favorite, culture. It's like a whole different world when you read this, because you get the true feeling of how it was in Rome. The power, you can almost feel it as if you were the leader at the time. The slaves, the men dying, the women crying, the children confused. I've researched quiet a bit about Rome, and the information listed, is as accurate as it gets. It tells how Rome was built, how it ran, and how it was taken down. It explains how the leaders conquered the land, dominated the world basically. This book contains different rituals, games, military facts, art, and pottery. It gives a brief over view of how each came to be in existence. Art was one of there best sides. Very beautiful pottery was created at the time, many unique and exquisite designs. In the military, everyone took pride in what they did. A lot of people had many different tasks, which means it took many people to run the city. I don't want to say too much, although I might have already. When you get some time, read this book, and you will agree with me when I say, "Rome was one successful empire.

Another great book in this series

This 166-page book is a good addition to the What Life Was Like series. Every page is filled with color photos of maps, statuary, wall paintings, and everyday objects - children's toys, soldiers gear, bath implements, coins, rings, etc. It is written for the casual reader with vivid, easy to read text. Some of the subjects briefly touched upon: the lives/reigns of Julius Caesar, Augustus and Hadrian; the lives and daily routines of everyday people; soldiers and war; gladiators and games; artisans, and tradespeople, etc. Also recommended: WLWL On the Banks of the Nile (Egypt 3050-30BC).

Very readable - and surprisingly good view of Life in Rome

I've been reading a lot of Roman history lately and got this book as a gift. It is very readable, and very entertaining. One of the things a most histories miss are the lives of the regular people. We all know about the Ceasars, but how did the regular people live? What was it really like? This book, with illustrations and text, tries to tell the reader - and succeeds.