There Was a Roman in Your Garden, Bettany Hughes
There Was a Roman in Your Garden, Bettany Hughes
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There Was a Roman in Your Garden
A history of the Romans in 20 buried treasures

Author: Bettany Hughes

Narrator: Bettany Hughes

Unabridged: 2 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Puffin

Published: 07/03/2025


Synopsis

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It’s your LUCKY day! You’ve stumbled across an ancient treasure chest in your garden that was buried THOUSANDS of years ago by a child living in ancient Rome. And the chest is packed with 20 strange and curious items that tell us so much about their life, such as:
Armour made of REAL crocodile skinTwinkling TREASURE said to protect its wearer from evilA fun game made of a PIG'S KNUCKLEEvidence of the world's first PIZZA!
Unpack the treasure chest and discover the objects that a child just like YOU was using thousands of years ago. You’ll uncover fascinating facts and true tales about their school, family life, clothes, games, favourite snacks and so much more.

The true, real-life experiences of children in ancient times is a part of history that has been neglected for far too long – award-winning historian, broadcaster and bestselling author Bettany Hughes is here to dig up this newly discovered information for young budding historians everywhere.

© Bettany Hughes 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

About Bettany Hughes

Bettany Hughes is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster. Her previous books include Venus and Aphrodite (shortlisted for the Runciman Award), Istanbul (a Sunday Times bestseller and shortlisted for the Runciman Award), The Hemlock Cup (a New York Times bestseller and shortlisted for the Writers Guild award) and Helen Of Troy. All her books have been translated into multiple languages. She has made many documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, PBS, National Geographic, ABC and the Discovery and History channels. Bettany has been a Professor at the New College of Humanities and Research Fellow at King's College London. She has been honoured with numerous awards including the Medlicott Medal for services to history, Europe's Cultural Heritage Prize and an OBE for services to history.


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The reader will come away feeling they have learnt far more about the life of a Roman child than they would have done from any textboox The Telegraph

Fact-filled, fascinating and fun The Daily Mail