Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind the Romans
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Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind the Romans: (Truth or Busted)


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About the Book

True or false? The Roman Empire was run by 40,000 men Julius Caesar was murdered at a bus stop A Roman soldier's best friend was his mule The Romans used spider webs as plasters This book explores the facts, the half-truths and the downright lies about one of history's most incredible, and infamous, empires. It examines evil emperors, awesome armies and gruesome gladiators, and separates the fact from the fiction behind the remarkable Romans. The Truth or Busted series explores the fact or fiction behind stuff you THINK you know in a tongue-in-cheek, humorous way that kids will find unputdownable!

Table of Contents:
1: The Latin language was full of insults 2: The Romans thought Rome would last forever 3: The super rich ran the Roman Empire 4: Julius Caesar was murdered at a bus stop 5: All Roman emperors were evil 6: The Romans feared a parting shot 7: The Romans invaded Britain for the hunting dogs 8: Emperor Caligula was nicknamed 'Bootikins' 9: Emperor Nero burned down Rome because he wanted a new palace 10: Hadrian's Wall was built by slaves 11: Plague almost ruined the Roman Empire 12: A Roman soldier's best friend was his mule 13: Roman spears were so good, the enemy threw them back 14: The Roman army used Special Forces 15: The Romans used tortoises in battle 16: The most feared Roman weapon was a wild ass 17: Traffic noise kept the Romans awake at night 18: Rome was a high-rise city 19: Public baths were palaces for the people 20: Romans went to the public baths to get clean

About the Author :
Peter Hepplewhite is an experienced writer of children's history and has taught the subject for many years. He is currently the Education Officer for Tyne & Wear Archives Service.

Review :
This is just the sort of book children love! Filled with all sorts of weird and wonderful facts


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780750297424
  • Publisher: Hachette Children'S Group
  • Publisher Imprint: Wayland
  • Height: 197 mm
  • No of Pages: 96
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Width: 164 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0750297425
  • Publisher Date: 24 Mar 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Truth or Busted
  • Weight: 88 gr


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