Ancient Rome (DK Eyewitness Books) Hardcover – June 30, 2008

DK is an outstanding publisher. I have yet to cast eyes on anything produced by them that does not have gorgeous photography, excellent copy accessible to young readers but interesting to any age, and beguiling artwork. This book is oriented to someone who wants to know about how ancient Romans lived, the nuts and bolts of their civilization and lifeways. It would be wonderful for a first- or second-year Latin student or someone studying ancient history. It is not a travel book with pictures of famous architecture and art. In fact, I had to return it because I had ordered it for someone who wanted that type of travel/picture book.Which reminds me to mention Amazon’s amazing return policy. Their customer service is just unbelievable. I have always received generous help in cases of error, mine or theirs, and never yet been refused a request for assistance, no matter the circumstances. And I have been ordering from Amazon since the days when they gave bookmarks and sticky pads with their book orders. Long live Amazon! Long live DK!

Are there any "bad" DK books?? This one is great...lots of good pictures with information for the whole family. This is one of the books we purchased for our children and grandchildren in preparation for a family trip to Rome and southern Italy. Hopefully, as they read it, they'll start to get a feel for this wonderful city and will begin to develop a list of "must sees" as we spend a few days there. Even if you're not planning to visit, it's a great book to browse through and wish you were there.

I bought this on a Wednesday evening in Rome for our granddaughter, the night before we came home. It was delivered on Friday,two days later. Ah the power of the Internet! Maura loves the book and it helps us share our trip with her.

My 8-yr old grandson really enjoys these books. Well written and accurate information for young minds. He has also read Ancient China, Ancient Greece, World War II, and Ocean. I recommend these books to anyone interested in learning.

My interest is to study the history of...The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire...in relation to the books of Daniel and Revelation in the Bible. The images and clarity of content are super.

Very thorough in all information I needed for a 6 grade project. Bright colorful pictures, explaining everything. And the hardcover book includes a cd of images; as well as, a pull out map in the back.

In general I like DK books. This one was a little basic , and there were some things that I wanted to find and did not see about Rome.But what was covered was pretty well covered, and I liked the pictures used to illustrate.

We gave our child the first book at age-5 (now 8). Remember buy the most current revision that has the CD library attached at the right upper hand corner of the book.

It's eye candy for kids, with well written text and accurate information that children can understand. My son,6, loves this wook and the series in general. I personally find it better than the WAS ist WAS series in German. I have now found it is printed in German under Sehen, Staunen,Wissen.

usato ma come nuovo ad un prezzo davvero concorrenziale! Di piacevole lettura, lo consiglio soprattutto ai ragazzi in visita nella città eterna.

Large illustrations and condensed but insightful text brings ancient Rome alive today.