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Leaky aqueducts, battle pigeons, and mystery cults : more frequently asked questions about the ancient Greeks and Romans / Garrett Ryan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ryan, Garrett, 1986- Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization.
- Greece--Civilization.
- Greece.
- Rome--Civilization.
- Rome.
- Rome (Empire).
- Genre:
- miscellanies.
- Trivia and miscellanea
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- illustration
- Other Title:
- More frequently asked questions about the ancient Greeks and Romans
- Place of Publication:
- Essex, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2026]
- Summary:
- "This book answers 36 questions that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has been asked in the classroom and through his popular YouTube channel, with an emphasis on the curious details of daily life in the classical world"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Were there pigeons on the streets of Rome?
- Were apartments expensive?
- What were the bars like?
- Were there garbage dumps?
- Were there bookstores?
- How was free bread distributed?
- How bad did it smell?
- How were Roman baths heated?
- How were Greek temples built?
- How was the Pantheon built?
- How much weight could a Roman bridge carry?
- What did Roman military engineers design?
- Did the Colosseum cost more than St. Peter's Basilica?
- Could the Romans have built the Egyptian pyramids?
- What happened to the Wonders of the Ancient World?
- How did the Romans arm their soldiers?
- Why didn't the Romans conquer Parthia?
- What did gladiators do after they retired?
- Were spectators ever harmed in the Colosseum?
- Was there a secret tunnel into the Colosseum?
- Was there a middle class?
- How did the rich spend their money?
- How expensive was purple clothing?
- How did elections work?
- How did they pay taxes?
- How did they cope with natural disasters?
- What do their tombstones tell us?
- How different were the Greek and Roman gods?
- Did the Romans believe that their emperors were divine?
- Why did the Romans persecute the Christians?
- How "good" were Rome's Five Good Emperors?
- Did mosquitoes and rats cause the fall of Rome?
- How did Roman cities get their modern names?
- How did the Romans forget hieroglyphs?
- Did the early Christians destroy pagan temples?
- What happened to the Colosseum after Rome fell?
- Are there Roman ruins under Vatican City?
- Why were so many ancient cities abandoned?
- Does any country still use Roman law?
- Have Roman beliefs survived in Italian folklore?
- How much has Latin influenced English?
- How Roman is the Times New Roman font?
- Could potatoes have saved the Roman Empire?
- What languages would Europeans speak if Latin never existed?
- What would a time traveler need to survive in ancient Rome?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version Ryan, Garrett, 1986- Leaky aqueducts, battle pigeons, and mystery cults
- ISBN:
- 9781493090600
- 1493090607
- 9781493098378
- 1493098373
- OCLC:
- 1535045604
- Publisher Number:
- 90104723885
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