This is one of two new titles from the acclaimed master of recreating the ancient world. Peter Connolly's superb illustrations bring to life the world of ancient Rome, giving children aged 8+ a real sense of what it was like to live there. We visit the baths and the laundry, watch chariot races at the Circus Maximus and gladiator fights at the Colosseum, and discover a wealth of fascinating details of everyday life. Perfect to support homework. Peter Connolly is a best-selling author and illustrator of the ancient world. His previous books with Oxford include "Pompeii", "The Roman Fort", "The Legionary", "The Cavalryman", "The Ancient Greece of Odysseus", "The Holy Land" and "The Ancient City". These have sold over 250,000 copies in English, and have been translated into many other languages. Peter Connolly is an Honorary Research Fellow of the Institute of Archaeology, London.
- ISBN10 0199108099
- ISBN13 9780199108091
- Publish Date 1 July 2001
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 14 April 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 64
- Language English