Books with title Roman Soldiers

How To Be is an entertaining new series exploring some of the most difficult occupations of the past from the perspective of an applicant for the job. The book is packed with facts and investigates all aspects of your life in the Roman army, including training, weapons, service abroad, battles and living under barracks. Detailed illustrations accompany the text, showing character scenes, diagrams and period artefacts. Informative captions, a quiz, a complete glossary, clear labels and an index make this title an ideal educational text. How to be a Roman Soldier and the National Curriculum: Fits into the guidelines for the National Literary Strategy at Key Stage 2, promoting literacy in primary school classrooms; Helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14, promoting 'positive attitudes to learning', 'knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the world' and 'skills in literacy'.

Rome controlled a vast empire between AD27 and AD476. Its influence was far reaching. Its official language, Latin, is still taught. The book is an introduction to Roman history, approached through the life of a soldier. This history "picture book" describes how the soldiers - backbone of the Roman Empire - were recruited, trained and how they fought. The organization of the army is shown and there is an account of life in the fort and on the march. Finally, there is a look at the lives of the old soldiers - those who did survive to return home. The author also wrote "Greek Athlete" and "Viking Settlers". Included is a time chart and a note on the suitability and exact relevance of the book to the National Curriculum.