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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherDufour Editions, Incorporated
ISBN-100802312853
ISBN-139780802312853
eBay Product ID (ePID)640179
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitleThese Were the Romans
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1995
TopicAncient / Rome, History / Ancient
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction, History
AuthorJ. Badcock, G. I. F. Tingay
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN88-007117
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromNinth Grade
Dewey Decimal937
Grade ToTwelfth Grade
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisIt is extremely readable, consistently entertaining...No book that tells the reader that the Romans slept in their underwear and debates whether or not they brushed their teeth is without merit--New England Classical Newsletter. "One of the key elements to the usefulness of this book is the presence of direct quotes from noted Roman speakers, writers, and philosophers which are effectively intermingled with description and history - A lively, highly readable, entertaining gold mine of information which should be on the required reading' list of students of Latin and world history"--Library Journal "Tingay and Badcock present a well illustrated text and are to be complimented on the extensive use of original sources as a part of their text"--The Classical Outlook. "Well-researched...Highly recommended"--The Book Report., It is extremely readable, consistently entertaining...No book that tells the reader that the Romans slept in their underwear and debates whether or not they brushed their teeth is without merit--New England Classical Newsletter. "One of the key elements to the usefulness of this book is the presence of direct quotes from noted Roman speakers, writers, and philosophers which are effectively intermingled with description and history - A lively, highly readable, entertaining gold mine of information which should be on the 'required reading' list of students of Latin and world history"--Library Journal "Tingay and Badcock present a well illustrated text and are to be complimented on the extensive use of original sources as a part of their text"--The Classical Outlook. "Well-researched...Highly recommended"--The Book Report., "It is extremely readable, consistently entertaining...No book that tells the reader that the Romans slept in their underwear and debates whether or not they brushed their teeth is without merit"--New England Classical Newsletter. "One of the key ele