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Time Travel Sleepover: Ancient Rome: Eat, Sleep and Party Like an Ancient Roman

By (author) Timothy Knapman, Illustrated by Matt Robertson

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Pack your bag for a fun sleepover in ancient Rome! Join two friends and their cheeky ginger cat as they travel back in time.     There, they meet Roman brother and sister, Marcus and Flavia. Together, they:  Explore their home and the ancient city of Rome  Dress up in togas  Visit a Roman doctor  Watch a gladiator fight  Feast with the family  And they end their day with a fun sleepover!  What are the parts of a Roman house called? What were the toilets like? Why did Romans cover themselves in olive oil? What happened in the Temple of Vesta? Which emperor declared himself a god? And why was it polite to burp after dinner?    Discover how Roman kids lived with this book full of colourful and flashy speech bubbles, fact files, maps and pull-out gatefold spread.   Make history fun in this playful introduction to life in Ancient Rome! 

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Normally shipped | Available from overseas. Usually dispatched in 14 days
Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC
Published date | 4 Aug 2026
Language |
Format | Hardback
Pages | 52
Dimensions | 290 x 235 x 11mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 590g
ISBN | 978-1-8360-0924-5
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BISAC | juvenile nonfiction / history / ancient


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