Books in Life in the Ancient World series

The ancient Romans road-building technology was so good, some of their roads are still being used! Considered in the context of their other famous construction triumphssuch as the Colosseum and Hadrians Wallthe Roman roads are just a small piece of their technological stamp on the world. Readers will be fascinated by the many modern innovations the Romans had a hand in developing, including running toilets and the 365-day calendar. As each section focuses on a new topic, such as the Romans farming technology, sidebars add fun facts and detail to flesh out knowledge readers encounter in the classroom. Present-day photographs of artifacts and existing structures enhance the main historical content while a timeline concisely summarizes the major events of ancient Rome. Readers will be immersed in ancient Roman cultureand want to know even more!

Why did people first develop a way to write? How did they write? What did they write about? This series answers these questions and many others. Photographs of artifacts and ancient writings as well as period illustrations will make readers feel as if they are taking a step back in time. This series enables students to discover the great impact the invention of writing had on civilizations around the world. Closely tied to the social studies curriculum, it examines how written language developed in six separate cultures and how it spread to influence other cultures, changing life forever.