The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome by Jonathan W Stokes
From the publishing house that brought you the Who Was? books comes the next big series to make history approachable, engaging, and funny!The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Romecontains information vital to the sensible time traveler:
.Where can I find a decent hotel room in ancient Rome for under five sesterces a day? Is horse parking included?
.What do I do if I'm attacked by barbarians?
.What are my legal options if I'm fed to the lions at the Colosseum?
All this is answered and more. 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.
If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation anywhere in history, this is the only guidebook you would need!
Jonathan Stokes (www.jonathanwstokes.com) is a rising Hollywood screenwriter who was previously a teacher. On assignment for Warner Brothers, Universal, Fox, Paramount, New Line, and Sony/Columbia, he has written screenplays. Jonathan's first novel, Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas, was released by Philomel in 2016, and was inspired by his boyhood love of The Goonies and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. He was born in Manhattan and now lives in Los Angeles, where he can be found flaunting his great dishware selection and 96% accuracy with high fives. Xavier Bonet is a comic book artist and illustrator living in Barcelona with his wife and two children.
He has illustrated several middle grade books, including Laura Gallego's Omnia, Michael Dahl's Truly Scary Tales series, and Lian Tanner's Keepers trilogy. He enjoys old items, video games, and Japanese cuisine, but most of all, he enjoys spending time with his family. Visit his website at www.xavierbonet.net and follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @xbonetp.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781101998106 |
| ISBN 10 | 1101998105 |
| Title | The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome |
| Author | Jonathan W Stokes |
| Series | The Thrifty Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2019-08-20 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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