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Rotten Romans

Name: Rotten Romans
Rating: 4.27 (11 reviews)
ISBN: 9780702307294

By Terry Deary

Part of the Horrible Histories series

Discover gruesome Roman secrets, from spiky hair to deadly doctors and fortune-telling chickens.

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Pageticker community rating

Average score: 4.27

From 11 readers

Genres

Humour Non-fiction Historical Fiction

What is Rotten Romans about?

Delve into the gruesome world of the Rotten Romans, where you'll uncover beastly battles, deadly doctors, and marvellous myths. Discover what Roman soldiers wore under their kilts, how ancient Britons styled their hair spiky, and the bizarre ways Romans told the future using dead chickens. Packed with quizzes, sketches, music, jokes, mini-dramas, and real-life re-enactments, this book reveals the foul facts that your history teacher wouldn't tell you!

About the author

Terry Deary is a British author best known for writing the funny and fascinating Horrible Histories books. He loves making history exciting by sharing weird and wonderful facts about the past. Terry’s clever stories and jokes help children learn and laugh at the same time, making reading about history lots of fun!

Pages

183 pages

Reading age

Junior (8-13)

This edition

2021

First published

1994

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