Everyday Life In The Ancient World

An action-packed thematic history for 8 to 12-year-olds comparing life, work and trade in ancient Eygpt, Greece and Rome. China, India and the Americas - with step-by-step projects and 1500 pictures.

"Explore the ideas, discoveries and beliefs that have shaped the human race. Packed with full-color photographs and illustrations this series takes a thematic approach to world history. Learn amazing facts about the lifestyles and skills of past societies, and how they developed through time. You will be able to compare the way farming methods, fashions, sports, religious beliefs and use of language changed from country to country throughout the world. Photographs and drawings of many historical objects and buildings, from axes and sickles to a Stone Age long house and an Indian sweat lodge, help set the themes in context of daily life, place and period. Exciting step-by-step projects such as how to make an ancient Indian board game, Celtic oatcakes and a Japanese Theatre mask all bring the past alive."--Publisher comments.

In Everyday Life in Ancient Rome, Lionel Casson offers a lively introduction to the society of the times. Instead of following the standard procedure of social history, he presents a series of vignettes focusing on the "ways of life" of various members of that society, from the slave to the emperor. The book opens with a description of the historical context and includes examination of topics such as the family, religion, urban and rural life, and leisure activities. This revised edition of Casson's engaging work, originally published in 1975 as Daily Life in Ancient Rome, includes two new chapters as well as full documentation of the sources.

Describes the daily life of Romans of all classes, their festivals, religious life, and family life.

Originally published in 1975 as The Horizon Book of Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, this revised edition includes a new chapter as well as full documentation of the sources.

This educational and inspiring book for family reference is packed full of information on art, food, clothing, war and transport.

Publisher Description

Take a boat trip down ancient Egypt's crocodile-infested Nile river or a chariot ride through ancient Rome, circa. a.d. 128, and don't forget to make the customary sacrifice at the altar outside the door before entering the Parthenon in ancient Greece. And, above all, try to avoid becoming a human sacrifice yourself if you dare visit the Aztec temple in Tenochtitlan!Written and organized in the style of a travel guide, this book takes the reader on an amazing tour of the greatest empires of the past and explores what it was really like to be a citizen of these intriguing civilizations. Packed full of useful information for would-be tourists as well as quirky sightseers' tips, this is a stimulating way for children to learn about history.