What Life was Like When Rome Ruled the World
This book gave a very interesting perspective of what happened during 100 BC-AD 200. It told about everything that happened from fashion to the struggle for power.
This book gave a person, who knew little about the Roman Empire, the opportunity to catch up, and a person, who knew quite a bit, more details. Although this book was just an overview of what happened, it sets up what would later happen over the course of history. While a good learning guide for beginners in Roman history, this book expected people to know some of events before its time period.
What life was Like When Rome Ruled the World emphasized the importance of social class. It was highly discouraged for a rich man to marry a poor woman, and in some cases it was against the law. The chances of a poor boy or girl to grow up rich were astronomical, because of the economy at the time.
During schooling, older boys were instructed in swordplay, horse riding,......
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