Number Five

The 'Five Good Emperors' of the Roman Empire are Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius.

KS2: Roman Invasion: Britannia - Jim Eldridge

KS3: The Eagle of the Ninth - Rosemary Sutcliff

KS4: Hadrian's Wall - William Dietrich

KS5: Memoirs of Hadrian - Marguerite Yourcenar

The Greek underworld, Hades, had five rivers: Acheron, Styx, Phlegethon, Cocytus, and Lethe.

KS2: The Orchard Book of Greek Myths - Geraldine McCaughrean

KS3: Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan

KS4: The Greek and Roman Myths: A Guide to the Classical Stories - Philip Matyszak 

KS5: Circe - Madeline Miller

The pentathlon was a competition made up of five events: running, long jump, discus throw, javelin throw, and wrestling. Can you read a book about the Olympics?

KS2: British Museum: Going for Gold - Andy Seed 

KS3: The Ancient Olympic Games - Judith Swaddling

KS4:  Heart of Fire: A Novel of the Ancient Olympics 

KS5: Olympia: The History of the Ancient Olympic Games - Nigel Spivey

Hesiod believed there was a progressive decline in humanity. These ages are the Golden Age, the Silver Age, the Bronze Age, the Heroic Age, and the Iron Age.

KS2: The Orchard Book of Greek Myths - Geraldine McCaughrean 

KS3: Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan

KS4: Mythos - Stephen Fry

KS5: The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

The Julio-Claudian dynasty comprised the first five Roman Emperors! 

KS2: Romans: Gods, Emperors and Dormice - Marcia Williams

KS3: So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid’s Life in Ancient Rome - Chae Strathie & Marisa Morea

KS4: I, Claudia - Mary McCoy 

KS5: I, Claudius - Robert Graves

Nero was the 5th Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty.

KS2: The Roman Mysteries: The Assassins of Rome - Caroline Lawrence

KS3: The Trials of Apollo: The Tower of Nero - Rick Riordan

KS4: Emperor Nero: The Splendour Before The Dark - Margaret George

KS5: Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More - Phillip Barlag

In ancient Sparta, the ephors were a board of five magistrates. Can you read a book set in Sparta? 

KS2: The Culture of Sparta - Vic Kovacs 

KS3: The Fire of Ares: Spartan Quest - Michael Curtis Ford 

KS4: Daughter of Sparta - Claire Andrews 

KS5: Persian Fire - Tom Holland

The Egyptians believed the soul was made up of five parts: Ka, Ib, Ba, Sheut, and Ren.

KS2: Egyptian Myths: Meet the Gods, Goddesses, and Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt - Jean Menzies

KS3: The Red Pyramid - Rick Riordan

KS4: The Chaos of Stars - Kiersten White

KS5: The Memoirs of Cleopatra - Margaret George