The Best

and Worst Jobs in Ancient Rome

Clive Gifford

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Wayland
01 September 2017

Children's & Educational; History & the past: general interest (Children's&YA); Work & world of industry Children's & Young Adult

Series: The Best and Worst Jobs

What sort of work could job-hunters in Ancient Rome expect to find? They might become a soldier in the most disciplined army in the known world, or a fuller, cleaning other people's dirty laundry by trampling it in vats of urine. What were the pay and conditions like for a doctor or a cook in Ancient Rome? Which were the most dangerous jobs and which the most high status? The book is illustrated throughout with photos of artefacts from the period from the Art Archive and complemented by quirky and humorous but historically accurate illustrations.

Other titles in the Best and Worst Jobs series include: Ancient Egypt; Ancient Greece; Anglo-Saxon and Viking Times

By: Clive Gifford
Imprint: Wayland
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 5
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 152g
ISBN: 9781526300300
ISBN 10: 1526300303
Series: The Best and Worst Jobs
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 September 2017
Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Introduction 2: Soldier 3: Fuller and Thermae worker 4: Slave Trader and Slave 5: Emperor 6: Cook 7: Gladiator 8: Doctor 9: Teacher 10: Actor 11: Charior racer 12: Engineer 13: Market Trader and Butcher 14: Quiz 15: Glossary 16: Index

Author Website: http://www.clivegifford.co.uk

Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children's books including 'Eye Benders', winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated 'Out of This World' and '30 Seconds Space'.