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Number Five

Here are some possible topics and their related books for Badge Number Five. 

If you can think of something else linked to the Number FIVE, or if you read a book which is not mentioned below, that is absolutely fine! Just make sure you can explain why and how your chosen book relates to this number.


Other suggestions: the 5 gifts of Hathor; the number of days the Olympics lasted; the 5th dynasty of Egypt.

The Five good Emperors

Five ages of man (Hesiod)

Rivers of the Underworld

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

Rivers of the Underworld

Five ages of man (Hesiod)

Rivers of the Underworld

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

Five ages of man (Hesiod)

Five ages of man (Hesiod)

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


Five ages of man (Hesiod)

Five ages of man (Hesiod)

Five ages of man (Hesiod)

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

Julio-Claudian Emperors

Julio-Claudian Emperors

Julio-Claudian Emperors

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

Julio-Claudian Emperors

Julio-Claudian Emperors

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

Spartan Ephors

Julio-Claudian Emperors

Ancient Egyptian Souls

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

Ancient Egyptian Souls

Julio-Claudian Emperors

Ancient Egyptian Souls

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

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