SuitabookThe Ancient Romans
Rosemary Rees
- Reading
- Read one topic at a time, pausing to separate what the book says from what it uses as evidence. This can keep the different questions manageable without assuming a particular reading level.
- Themes
- Stories and historical evidence: The overview asks whether Romulus and Remus were really raised by a wolf and what evidence survives about ancient Rome. The pairing invites attention to the difference between a traditional story and evidence about the past, but the book’s own treatment is unknown.
- Everyday and public life: The book’s overview raises why Romans took so many baths and what happened at the Circus Maximus. These topics point towards aspects of Roman life, but the overview does not show how they are explained or evaluated.
- Worth knowing
- The overview raises Romulus and Remus and asks whether they were really raised by a wolf; how the book distinguishes legend from historical evidence is not clear.