Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans Paperback – Import, May 7, 2007

This is a GREAT book. In their early teens, my boys learned Roman history from it and never forgot it! They can still spout of facts they learned from this series a decade later. I recently sent it to an adult friend who is interested in Roman history and he thoroughly enjoyed it.

I liked the story's about troy & the wooden horse.I recommend this book to my friend Julien.I chose this rating because it's full of fun facts.

Learned that the Romans were really rotten and not to trust anybody called Romulus

Great book, well worth its price many times over. Highly recommended for anyone that maybe just needs a little nudge into the world of history, it worked for me!

The book's focus is on Roman Britain. It has a timeline, facts about Roman life in Britain, including the food, leaders, games, and so on. And it is also very funny.Some people question the history, but the funny thing is that history changes. For example, thumbs down was thought to mean kill him, and thumbs up let him live. Then it was decided that thumbs up meant kill him - stick the sword up into his ribs - and thumbs down meant let him live - put him back into the tunnels and cells under the circuses. NOW it has been decided that forefinger up means let him live and thumbs down, with palm open means kill him - the sword placed under the chin and thrust downwards into the ribs and heart. Who knows what it will be next year!I would also suggest, if you are interested in the Romans in Britain, getting Hadrian's Wall in the Days of the Romans.

I was very excited when I first about the "Horrible Histories" series. But, after reading the "Rotten Romans," I question the historic accuracy of the series. I do not claim to be an expert on Romans, but I have taught the topic for 8+ years (although I'm sure Mr. Deary would not consider me anything but an morron considering his references to teachers in this book)and I have found some incorrect items, example: the Romans used the "thumbs down" for life and the "thumbs up" for death not the reverse, as Mr. Deary says in the book. Read it for fun not for historical research.

I'm hooked and my kids are too. We are going to buy more like this. This book is funny and interesting. There are short quiz like questions, cartoons, drawings, short snippets of reading that are easy to read and easy to understand. This is a quick read book (Even for an 8 year old) and very informative.Enjoy.

I have read nearly all of the books in the Horrible Histories Series and I love them! The reader is drawn into the world of the Romans and is given truthful information on all of the wars and emperors in a calm, relaxed, even humorous fasion. Nobody likes learning lists of dated and rulers. The Horrible Histories books are nothing like that. They really draw you into their world and you feel as if you are going back in time to the streets of Rome under Caligula's rule and feel like a Roman. This is a great way to learn history in a relaxing environment. It's a great way to escape your troublesome world and enter the world of the Rotten Roman's! I recommend it to anyone!

it was good i never got bored when reading this book (same with lots of others)but there was a lot i mean like a lot a lot of rats

Was always a bit sceptical about the relevance of the contents in horrible histories - but on the assumption the info is correct in these books - it is an engaging way of getting children to look beyond the obvious things we may know about a period in time

Good

These book are always a good read, warts and all with the kids and it was cheap enough to purchase for his topic work at school. Enough gore to satisfy the most curious of kids!

Good