DK EYEWITNESS: ANCIENT ROME (HB)

Who were Rome's most famous emperors? What was everyday life like in the Roman army? Did gladiators really fight to the death in the Colosseum? Photographs of real artefacts and detailed illustrations will help readers to understand what it was like to live in this civilization, as it changed from a small city-state ruled by kings to one of the most powerful empires in history. Find out, too, what a typical Roman house was like, what food the Romans ate, how people spent their free time, and much more.