Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans (newspaper edition)

The classic bestseller – now with a nastier new look! No more boring nice-guy nonsense about history. It’s time to learn it the horrible way. And where better than with the Romans – so revolting that they get not just one but TWOHorrible Histories books! (Check out Rotten Romans for the OTHER nasty bits.) Evil emperors, gory gladiator games, sorry slaves – and that’s not the half of it. The ruthless Romans were so violent they killed people just for FUN. And if you upset them enough, they might even CRUCIFY you. Eeeek!!!

A bestselling original Horrible Histories classic

Packed with jokes, cartoons, quizzes and funny facts

Written in Terry Deary’s brilliantly witty style

Over 25 million Horrible Histories books sold

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Authors

Terry Deary

Terry is a former actor, theatre-director and Drama teacher and currently lives in County Durham. He has written over 150 books in the UK, including 44 Horrible Histories titles, and was voted the fifth most popular living children’s author in a 2005 Guardian survey.

Awards

Terry Deary won the 2001 Blue Peter Prize for Rotten Romans.
Martin Brown

Martin Brown was born in Australia but currently lives in Dorset. In 1993, he illustrated the first of the HORRIBLE HISTORIES, and has now contributed to more than 60 titles in the series.

Awards

Blue Peter, Best Factual Book 2002 for Terrible Tudors