The Coolest Stuff from Ancient Rome

Join us in a time travel back to Ancient Rome!

A place where everyone is obsessed with chariot races, fish sauce, and very straight roads. How did a small group of Italians manage to build one of the largest empires in the world?

In this book, you can read about the coolest parts of this remarkable history. About gladiator fights in the Colosseum. About the sacred hens the Romans brought with them on military campaigns. About the alphabet and the calendar the Romans developed and that we still use today. About Caesar and Cleopatra, who became lovers and powerful allies. About grumpy gods, mad emperors, and slave uprises.
And if you think it sounds silly that Hannibal brought 37 elephants across the Alps, you’re not alone. Even back then, people argued about whether it was true or not.

Martin Aas was shortlisted for the Brage Prize for best children’s book Non-Fiction for his previous title, The coolest stuff from The Viking Age — the new book, The coolest stuff from Ancient Rome is just as ambititous and well researched as the first title was.