The Resource The thrifty guide to ancient Rome : a handbook for time travelers, by Jonathan W. Stokes ; illustrated by David Sossella
The thrifty guide to ancient Rome : a handbook for time travelers, by Jonathan W. Stokes ; illustrated by David Sossella
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- Summary
- If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation to Ancient Rome, this is the only guidebook you would need! It provides information about ancient Rome like culture, economics, fashion, history, law, and politics of the time while offering practical advice on how to avoid being poisoned, beheaded, or torn apart by an angry mob.There is handy advice on finding the best picnicking spots to watch Julius Caesar's assassination at the Roman Forum in 44 BC, as well as helpful real estate tips to profit from the great Roman fire of AD 64. There are even useful recommendations on which famous historical figures to meet for lunch, and a few nifty pointers on how to avoid being poisoned, beheaded, or torn apart by an angry mob. Questions about things to do or see while viewing Ancient Rome as a time traveler are humorously answered in this handy guide written by a fictitious company called Time Corp as published in the year 2163
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 127 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: The basics of time travel
- Welcome to Rome
- Roman entertainment
- Julius Caesar
- The Roman civil war
- Quality time with Cleopatra
- Not another civil war
- Antony and Cleopatra
- Rome's top five craziest emperors
- Isbn
- 9780451479600
- Label
- The thrifty guide to ancient Rome : a handbook for time travelers
- Title
- The thrifty guide to ancient Rome
- Title remainder
- a handbook for time travelers
- Statement of responsibility
- by Jonathan W. Stokes ; illustrated by David Sossella
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation to Ancient Rome, this is the only guidebook you would need! It provides information about ancient Rome like culture, economics, fashion, history, law, and politics of the time while offering practical advice on how to avoid being poisoned, beheaded, or torn apart by an angry mob.There is handy advice on finding the best picnicking spots to watch Julius Caesar's assassination at the Roman Forum in 44 BC, as well as helpful real estate tips to profit from the great Roman fire of AD 64. There are even useful recommendations on which famous historical figures to meet for lunch, and a few nifty pointers on how to avoid being poisoned, beheaded, or torn apart by an angry mob. Questions about things to do or see while viewing Ancient Rome as a time traveler are humorously answered in this handy guide written by a fictitious company called Time Corp as published in the year 2163
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- 10616639
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stokes, Jonathan W
- Dewey number
- 937
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
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- Grades 4-6
- Ages 8-12
- LC call number
- DG77
- LC item number
- .S83 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- 4
- 7
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Sossella, David
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- True
- Series statement
- Thrifty guide : a handbook for time travelers
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Rome
- Target audience
- juvenile
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- a handbook for time travelers
- Label
- The thrifty guide to ancient Rome : a handbook for time travelers, by Jonathan W. Stokes ; illustrated by David Sossella
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page [128])
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- Contents
- Introduction: The basics of time travel -- Welcome to Rome -- Roman entertainment -- Julius Caesar -- The Roman civil war -- Quality time with Cleopatra -- Not another civil war -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Rome's top five craziest emperors
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 127 pages
- Isbn
- 9780451479600
- Lccn
- 2017006306
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)972736428
- Label
- The thrifty guide to ancient Rome : a handbook for time travelers, by Jonathan W. Stokes ; illustrated by David Sossella
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page [128])
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The basics of time travel -- Welcome to Rome -- Roman entertainment -- Julius Caesar -- The Roman civil war -- Quality time with Cleopatra -- Not another civil war -- Antony and Cleopatra -- Rome's top five craziest emperors
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 127 pages
- Isbn
- 9780451479600
- Lccn
- 2017006306
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)972736428
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