Hardyman, Robyn
Summary: Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in ancient Greece and Rome, including peasant, slave, Olympic pankratist, laborer, fuller, gladiator, and soldier.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Spawforth, Antony
Summary: The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the greatest legacy of the classical world. However, narratives about the "civilized" Greek and Roman empires resisting the barbarians at the gate are far from accurate. Tony Spawforth, an esteemed scholar, author, and media contributor, follows the thread of civilization through more than six millennia of history. His...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.8 BAKJames, Simon
Summary: Documents ancient Rome and the people who lived there as revealed through the many artifacts they left behind, including shields, swords, tools, toys, cosmetics, and jewelry.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937 JAM1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937 JAM
Chrisp, Peter
Summary: Describes the history and civilization of ancient Rome, from how gladiators fought and what daily life was like for people in Rome to the events at Pompeii.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2016