It's True! the Romans Were the Real Gangsters

You're about to discover that the Romans were truly gory. This book is full of lying, cheating, stabbing, vomiting and general bad behaviour. There are severed heads on spears, messy massacres and streets flowing with blood. Find out who threw mud, who wore a purple toga and who was just plain crazy! Ages 8+.

"How can a young reader not pause to pick up any of the It's True!nonfiction series? They have what must surely be the funkiest, attention-grapping titles on any bookshelf loads of utterly fascinating information and trivia delivered in a most engaging flip style. Great fun yet authoritatively researched Cover to cover, they are simply irresistible." Kevin Steinberger, Magpiesvol 20, No. 3, July 2005.much more interesting than a history book' Dean Worth, Year 7 Mourilyan State School, in Cairns Post19/10/04