Meet the Ancient Romans

By Alex Woolf

Dare you step into the past?

When a mysterious door suddenly appears, you step through ... and find you have travelled back in time! Now your mission is to discover as much as you can about life in the ancient city of Rome, before the door back to the present vanishes.

Find out:
• What a net man does
• What kind of food the chef prepares for banquet
• How engineers bring clean water to Rome
• And much more!

Perfect for kids aged 8+.

ABOUT THE SERIES: Encounters with the Past gives young readers an opportunity to 'meet' people from different historical periods. Featuring an exciting mixture of historical recreation photography and illustrations, this full-colour series will shine a light on many subjects such as medicine, science, religion, the natural world and the afterlife.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
• Release date: Oct 25, 2019
• ISBN: 9781838578206

Alex Woolf

Alex Woolf is a senior lecturer in history at the University of St Andrews. He holds a BA in Medieval History and Medieval English, an MPhil in Archaeology and a PhD from the University of St Andrews. He is the author of a number of articles and books on medieval Scottish history, including From Pictland to Alba: Scotland, 789 to 1070, Scandinavian Scotland: 20 Years After and Beyondthe Gododdin: Dark Age Scotland in Medieval Wales.

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Contents

Into the Past

Helping the Senator

Snacks from the Street Vendor

Talking to the Net Man

The Busy Surgeon

The Bathhouse Keeper

The Senator’s Wife

At the Banquet

A Soldier’s Life

Meeting the Engineer

Working as a Slave

At the Temple of Saturn

Back to the Present

Glossary

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Into the Past

You run along the empty school corridor. You’re late for your class. The history teacher is strict – you’re going to be in trouble. Suddenly, right in front of you, a door appears. There are no walls around it – it’s just a plain, wooden door in the middle of the corridor.

You stand there, amazed. Then, without thinking, you open the door. You find yourself in a small room with a stone floor and white walls. On a table in the middle of the room is a pile of clothing, a leather pouch containing coins, and a wax tablet with these words scrawled on it:

Janus was the Roman god of doorways and passages. He was usually shown with two heads, facing both to the past and to the future.

Your Mission

You are about to enter the city of Rome. The year is 83ce, the second year of the