Catalog Search Results
Author
Formats
Description
"The rules of summer book club are simple: No sad books; No pressure ; Yessssss, wine! Besties Laurel and Paris are excited to welcome Cassie to the group. This year, the book club is all about fill-your-heart reads, an escape from the chaos of the everyday—running a business, raising a family, juggling a hundred to-dos. Even the dog is demanding (but the bestest boy). Since Laurel’s divorce, she feels like the Worst Mom Ever. Her skepticism of...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This volume gives young readers an insider look at the everyday lives of ancient Romans, providing a relatable way for them to learn about the history of this ancient culture. All aspects of life are covered, with the differences in wealth and social classes highlighted and contrasted (the clothes a Roman wore indicated if they were a citizen or slave, rich or poor). Vibrant illustrations and photos of historical artifacts accompany the easy-to-read...
5) Ancient Rome
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"Step into the world of ancient Rome and meet its emperors, gods, soldiers, and gladiators. Who were Rome's most famous emperors? What was everyday life like for a soldier in the Roman army? How did the citizens of ancient Rome live? Did gladiators really fight to the death in the mighty Colosseum? Find out the answers to all these questions, and many more, in Eyewitness Ancient Rome. Photographs of real artefacts and detailed illustrations will help...
Author
Series
Description
"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was the sixteenth emperor of Rome -- and by far the most powerful and wealthy man in the world. Yet he was also an intensely private person, with a rich interior life and deep reservoirs of personal insight. He collected his thoughts in notebooks, gems which have come to be called his Meditations. Never intended for publication, the work survived his death and has proved an inexhaustible source of wisdom and one of the most...
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
Archarologist Mertz casts light on a remarkable civilization that, even after thousands of years, still stirs the human imagination and inspires awe with its marvelous mysteries and amazing accomplishments. This chronicle brings ancient Egypt to life as never before, from the first Stone Age settlements through the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman invasions. Illustrated with pictures, maps, photographs, and charts, it offers glimpses into Egyptian...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"This tour of real-world mathematical disasters reveals the importance of math in everyday life. All sorts of seemingly innocuous mathematical mistakes can have significant consequences. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman Empire, and an Olympic team, Matt Parker uncovers the ways math trips us up"--
15) Roman painting
Author
Pub. Date
1991.
Description
"This book is the first general history of Roman painting written specifically for English-language readers. Large numbers of wall-paintings have survived from the Roman world, and particularly from Rome itself and from the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae, buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79; they include examples of elaborate decorative schemes as well as mythological pictures, landscapes, still lifes, and scenes from everyday...
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"Journey back in time to take part in a mammoth hunt, march with a Roman soldier, and fly with the Wright brothers. Discover what everyday life was like in medieval cultures, and how inventions such as the printing press changed the world. Explore what history looked like through spectacular computer-generated images of the ... people, places, and events. Find yourself transported to ... exciting times of the past, from our earliest ancestors right...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
A visual guide to 3,000 years of life under the pharaohs (c.3200-30 BCE) from the early kings of Egypt to the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman conquest. Discover the fascinating details of life under the pharaohs - and their extraordinary legacy - in this comprehensive guide to Egypt's ancient civilization. Encompassing 3,000 years and 31 Egyptian dynasties, from the time of Narmer to that of Cleopatra, this fresh appraisal of ancient treasures helps...
Author
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Text, thirty-six maps, and 530 illustrations provide a comprehensive look at ancient Egypt, including its history, archaeology, geography, art, architecture, society, and daily life, and ninety sites of significant discoveries or monuments; also features several reference tools, including a bibliography and a checklist of museums with Egyptian collections.