The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome
Title | The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan W. Stokes |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 162 |
Release | 2019-08-20 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1101998105 |
From the publishing house that brought you the Who Was? books comes the next big series to make history approachable, engaging, and funny! 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. If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation anywhere in history, this is the only guidebook you would need!
Ancient Rome Handbook. A historical guide for travelers
Title | Ancient Rome Handbook. A historical guide for travelers PDF eBook |
Author | Luisa Maesano |
Publisher | goWare |
Total Pages | 375 |
Release | 2017-03-20 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 8867976982 |
Scipio, Caesar, Augustus, Nero, Marcus Aurelius ... what was the secret to their power? And the famous Republic, was it really democracy? How were the legions structured? Who exactly were the slaves, the gladiators and the barbarians? What caused the mighty Empire to finally fall? The Handbook is a comprehensive summary of ancient Rome’s history, organized in a totally new format that makes it understandable and easy to scroll. It is the compelling story of Rome from its humble beginnings to the fall of a dominant empire. The book is made up of brief paragraphs with a clear focus on events put into their political and social context. With more than 500 photographs all linked to Google Maps, "A History of Ancient Rome - Handbook for Travelers" couples the historical facts to the places where they actually occurred, making it a truly unique historical guide. The Handbook is an especially useful tool for an archaeological exploration of Rome. Using the internal links in the text you can quickly return to key passages, characters, clarify unfamiliar words and deepen political, military and social aspects of events. There is no shortage of curiosities and anecdotes. The Handbook never veers from the facts and is always reliably historical. The date abbreviations BC (before Christ) and AD (anno domini) are used throughout the book as they are most familiar to the author. The author apologizes for she is well aware of the modern terms BCE (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era) used by the academic community and NASA. These modern terms actually reflect historical correctness given that Christ’s birth date should be around 6 BCE. And why is that? Well, you’ll just have to check it out in the Handbook.
Your Travel Guide to Ancient Rome
Title | Your Travel Guide to Ancient Rome PDF eBook |
Author | Rita J. Markel |
Publisher | Twenty-First Century Books |
Total Pages | 104 |
Release | 2004-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780822530718 |
Takes readers on a journey back in time in order to experience life in ancient Rome, describing clothing, accommodations, foods, local customs, transportation, and notable personalities.
Visitor's Guide to Ancient Rome
Title | Visitor's Guide to Ancient Rome PDF eBook |
Author | Lesley Sims |
Publisher | Visitor Guides |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9781409577553 |
This title includes vital information for tourists visiting Rome - famous attractions, where to shop and places to eat are combined with background facts about politics, history and the art and architecture of each period.
The Thrifty Guide to the American Revolution
Title | The Thrifty Guide to the American Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan W. Stokes |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 160 |
Release | 2018-01-30 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1101998121 |
From the publishing house that brought you the Who Was? books comes the next big series to make history approachable, engaging, and funny! The Thrifty Guide to the American Revolution provides useful information for the practical time traveler, like: • Where can I find a decent hotel room in colonial New England? Are major credit cards accepted? • How do I join the Boston Tea Party without winding up in a British prison? • How can I score a lunch with Alexander Hamilton? This guide answers these fiery, burning questions with the marshmallows of information. There is handy advice on how to join Paul Revere’s spy ring at the Green Dragon Tavern, how to enlist in General Washington’s rebel army, and how to summon the strength to storm a British gun battery when you haven’t eaten for three days. If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation anywhere in history, this is the only guidebook you would need!
The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Greece
Title | The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Greece PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan W. Stokes |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 144 |
Release | 2018-09-11 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1101998156 |
The only guidebook you need for your next time travel vacation! The Thrifty Guide to the Ancient Greece: A Handbook for Time Travelers is a snappy, informative travel guide containing information vital to the sensible time traveler: * How can I find a decent tunic that won't break my bank account? * Where can I score cheap theater tickets in ancient Athens? * What do I do if I'm being attacked by an army of one million Persians? This two-color book is filled with humorous maps, reviews of places to stay and top attractions (Don't miss the first-ever Olympics!), and tips on who to have lunch with (Alexander the Great and his horse, Bucephalus, naturally). If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation anywhere in history, this is the only guidebook you would need.
Pagan Holiday
Title | Pagan Holiday PDF eBook |
Author | Tony Perrottet |
Publisher | Random House |
Total Pages | 418 |
Release | 2009-05-06 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 0307558908 |
The ancient Romans were responsible for many remarkable achievements—Roman numerals, straight roads—but one of their lesser-known contributions was the creation of the tourist industry. The first people in history to enjoy safe and easy travel, Romans embarked on the original Grand Tour, journeying from the lost city of Troy to the Acropolis, from the Colossus at Rhodes to Egypt, for the obligatory Nile cruise to the very edge of the empire. And, as Tony Perrottet discovers, the popularity of this route has only increased with time. Intrigued by the possibility of re-creating the tour, Perrottet, accompanied by his pregnant girlfriend, sets off to discover life as an ancient Roman. The result is this lively blend of fascinating historical anecdotes and hilarious personal encounters, interspersed with irreverent and often eerily prescient quotes from the ancients—a vivid portrait of the Roman Empire in all its complexity and wonder.