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The thrifty guide to ancient Rome : a handbook for time travelers / Jonathan W. Stokes ; illustrated by David Sossella.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The thrifty time travelers guidePublisher: New York, New York : Viking, 2018Description: 127 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781101998083 (hardcover)
  • 1101998083 (hardcover)
  • 9781101998106 (trade pbk.)
  • 1101998105 (trade pbk.)
  • 9780451479600 (paper-over-board)
  • 0451479602 (paper-over-board)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Provides useful information about ancient Rome like culture, economics, fashion, history, law, and politics of ancient Rome while offering practical advice on how to avoid being poisoned, beheaded, or torn apart by an angry mob.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 937 S874 Available 33111008544963
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 937 S874 Available 33111008697589
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome contains information vital to the sensible time traveler-

- Where can I find a decent hotel room in ancient Rome for under five sesterces a day? Is horse parking included?
- What do I do if I'm attacked by barbarians?
- What are my legal options if I'm fed to the lions at the Colosseum?

All this is answered and more. There is handy advice on finding the best picnicking spots to watch Julius Caesar's assassination at the Roman Forum in 44 BC, as well as helpful real estate tips to profit from the great Roman fire of AD 64. There are even useful recommendations on which famous historical figures to meet for lunch, and a few nifty pointers on how to avoid being poisoned, beheaded, or torn apart by an angry mob.

Remember- to make the most of your vacation to the past, be sure to pack a Thrifty Guide from the future!

Includes bibliographical references (page 128).

Provides useful information about ancient Rome like culture, economics, fashion, history, law, and politics of ancient Rome while offering practical advice on how to avoid being poisoned, beheaded, or torn apart by an angry mob.

Grades 4-6.

Ages 8-12.

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