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Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of The Ruthless Romans. Oct 11, Evie rated it liked it. I accidentally put 'The Rotten Romans' on my list instead of this one! I have no idea what the difference is but the covers are different This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This book comprises of an introduction, a timeline of early Rome, one of the republic and a third one of the Roman Empire, interesting facts about their superstitions and traditions, the gladiators, the Roman army, their enemies, evil emperors, animal cruelty, horrible punishments and so on and so forth.
The patricians may have ruled the country, but they needed to keep the plebs happy. So the patricians gave the plebs the bloody arena games, they gave them food and they gave them gifts. The Romans made murder into a sport. They built wonderful buildings like the Colosseum, filled them with happy Romans and then massacred thousands of people and animals for entertainment.
Though I recommend this book as a whole, the chapters that stood out to me were those about the gladiators, animals cruelty and the account about the Christian who were oppressed and killed by the Romans in the arena. Sep 02, Timothy Tilbury rated it really liked it. This is an excellent and very engaging book. Once I started it, I kept finding myself going back to read more.
This book has a very clever way of dealing with some of the more disgusting parts of history, it makes them funny. I would recommend this book for pupils working at Key stage 2, as the level of humour is aimed at children around the age of seven to eleven although there is a certain amount of toilet humour that could bring a smile to any adults face. The illustrations also add to the humour of the book. This is a series of books that simultaneously manages to show both the serious and funny side of History.
Obviously this book will be really good when teaching about Romans in History lessons. Sections of it can be used to help teach about specific areas of Roman life. Of course the one drawback is that there is a lot of Roman history which probably explains why Horrible Histories has two books on the subject Rotten Romans , so a teacher may have to reference to get all the information they need.
Jan 20, Kerry rated it really liked it. As the title of the book suggests it is all about the Romans. The author of the book presents us with useful information on the founders of Rome, the medicine cures that they concocted, the evil emperors who ruled over Rome and the killings they inflicted on their people. Terry Deary uses a lot of interactive activities — quizzes for example for children, which not only tests their knowledge but also makes it fun and gives them a break from reading.
A lot of comical pictures are also included on every page which include captions of what has been written on the page, giving children a visual stimulus of what might have been said. The book itself is pages and is full of useful information and facts which children can easily understand interpret and remember.
This book introduces children to the topic of Romans, allowing them to have a sound basis which they can then develop further knowledge on the subject. I think this book would benefit upper KS2 children who are learning about the Romans, it presents them with the key facts in an easy to read manner and is written to make the learning fun and humorous.
Dec 19, Uttam Singh rated it really liked it. The authors in fact present the Romans as THE most ruthless group out of history compared to all others - which may be an interesting talk point to introduce the topic with. This book would be best for KS2 pupils due to the reading level required and content. It is also an excellent resource for pupils undertaking any independent research for the purposes of a project or generally for the love of learning.
Shelves: graphic-novel-groovieness , unread-on-my-bookshelves , nonfictional-novels , biograhical-bookies , young-adult-yore. Reading Ruthless Romans, ingesting information about ruckus raising varmints, I find that anger and killing seem to appear throughout history. Has there ever been a time when man was not violent asses and power hungry and murderous, and chose something decent instead? Anyhow, Romans, Caesar, conquering, et tu Brute.
These little middle grade Scholastic Books authored by Terry Deary seem to have a common thread that runs through them all. Are we really that violent? Apr 10, Kirsti rated it really liked it Shelves: history , comics-graphic-novels , mayhem , nervous-breakdowns , humor , sports , young-adult. Interesting thesis: The Romans were the most horrible people of all time because unlike the Aztecs and the Spanish Inquisition they killed people for entertainment rather than for religious reasons or to stay alive themselves.
So don't go on and on about how great they were just because they built nice straight roads. View 1 comment. Jun 19, skaska rated it really liked it. Pretty gorry filled with interesting stories and facts.
More books for 8 - 12 year olds. So grab this book to read all about their beastly battles, gruesome gods and marvellous myths. Now all you need to do is share it with your class! Terry Deary was born in Sunderland in and currently lives in County Durham. Terry is a former actor, theatre-director and Drama teacher. He spends his time writing and directing for his television production company, managing his website, terry-deary.
Terry is the author of books in the UK and over more worldwide, mainly for children and teenagers, including the popular non-fiction series Horrible Histories. Horrible Histories were launched in and are now sold in 28 languages from Russia to Brazil, Scandinavia to China.
In August he was still leading the way with thirteen titles in the top forty. Bookseller listings. The Horrible Histories exhibition is up and running in museums around Britain until He has also just set up a television production company and is negotiating to make a series of audio tapes and writing radio scripts for BBC World Service. They teach you all about how the people of the past live!
I would recommend an age range of for this book. Menu Browse. Account actions Log in or Register. Basket 0 items. Enlarge cover. This item has 5 stars of a maximum 5. Product description Ruthless Romans reveals the grim goings-on of the greatest empire ever, from the terrible twins who founded Rome to the evil emperors who made murder into a sport. Series Horrible Histories. In , Horrible Histories celebrates its 10th Anniversary!
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