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Ancient Roman Sports and Pastimes
Ancient Communities: Roman Life
When the ancient Romans weren?t working hard creating one of the most powerful civilizations of the world, they were certainly playing hard. Many of their sports and games demonstrated a certain interest in violence as entertainment, such as gladiatorial matches, dramatic chariot races, and awe-inspiring naval battles. This volume investigates the recreational interests of the ancient Romans through valuable primary source material, fascinating topic panels, and rich illustrations and images.
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Series Review: Ancient Communities: Roman LifeClean layouts and bright color illustrations and photos of period art and artifacts add significantly to these introductions...these books are attractive enough to appeal to both browsers and report writers.School Library JournalSeries Review:With research emphasis on the Roman Empire in upper grades, and interest in the same in middle grades, this series is sure to see use, particularly among students whose interest level is above their reading level...The books themselves are written in a kid-friendly style without being too casual. Important words are highlighted in bold type and are also found in the glossary. One nice touch, especially for struggling readers, is to have arrows pointing to the illustration or object that is discussed in the captions...these titles provide a starting point and should appeal to the intended audience.Library Media ConnectionRL
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