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Number Four

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

If you can think of something else linked to the Number FOUR, 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 four sons of Horus, Greek cardinal virtues, pillars of Ancient Greek identity.

Canopic Jars

The Greek Elements

The Greek Elements

During mummification the Egyptians stored the internal organs in 4 jars, which represented the 4 sons of Horus.



KS2: You wouldn’t want to be an Egyptian Mummy! - David Stewart 


KS3: The Egypt Game - Zilpha Keatley Snyder


KS4: Reawakened - Colleen Houck


KS5: The Mummy in Ancient Egypt: Equipping the Dead for Eternity - Salima Ikram

The Greek Elements

The Greek Elements

The Greek Elements

The Ancient Greeks believed the universe was composed of 4 fundamental elements: earth, water, air, and fire.



KS2: The Fire Thief – Terry Deary 


KS3: Earth, Fire, Water, Air  – Mary Hoffman 


KS4: The Greek Myths - by Robert Graves


KS5: Circe - Madeline Miller

The Four Seasons

The Greek Elements

The Four Seasons

The Ancient Greeks had myths explaining why the seasons happened - the most famous is of Persephone! 



KS2: Persephone the Daring - Joan Holub


KS3: Percy Jackson: the Last Olympian - Rick Riordan


KS4: Persephone - Sally Pomme Clayton


KS5: Ariadne - Jennifer Saint

Chariot Racing

The Greek Elements

The Four Seasons

The most popular entertainment in ancient Rome was actually the chariot races! The teams were organised by colour: red, blue, green, and white.


KS2: Romans on the Rampage: Chariot Champions – Jeremy Strong 


KS3: The Roman Mysteries: The Charioteer of Delphi - Caroline Lawrence


KS4: Circus Maximus: An unforgettable Roman odyssey of rivalry and power – A. D. O’Neill


KS5: Scorpius – Monty Ryan

Four humors

Year of the Four Emperors

The Greek Games

Ancient doctors believed that the body contained four 'humors - blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. How about a book about ancient medicine?


KS2: Horrible Science: Body Owner’s Handbook - Nick Arnold


KS3: The Time-Travelling Cat and the Roman Eagle - Julia Jarman


KS4: Blood and Guts: A Short History of Medicine - Roy Porter


KS5: The H

Ancient doctors believed that the body contained four 'humors - blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. How about a book about ancient medicine?


KS2: Horrible Science: Body Owner’s Handbook - Nick Arnold


KS3: The Time-Travelling Cat and the Roman Eagle - Julia Jarman


KS4: Blood and Guts: A Short History of Medicine - Roy Porter


KS5: The History of Medicine: A Scandalously Short Introduction - D. L. Long

The Greek Games

Year of the Four Emperors

The Greek Games

The Panhellenic games were a series of 4 major athletic competitions. Each of these games took place once every 4 years.


KS2: You Wouldn't Want To Be In The Ancient Greek Olympics! - Michael Ford


KS3: The Ancient Olympic Games - Judith Swaddling


KS4: A Visitor's Guide to the Ancient Olympics - Neil Faulkner 


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

Year of the Four Emperors

Year of the Four Emperors

Year of the Four Emperors

After the death of the Emperor Nero there was a civil war over the succession. Can you find a book which mentions this war? Or one of these Emperors?


KS2: Eyewitness: Ancient Rome - DK Publishing


KS3: Tribune of Rome - Robert Fabbri


KS4: Vespasian - Robert Fabbri


KS5: I, Claudius- Robert Graves

The Tetrachy

Year of the Four Emperors

Year of the Four Emperors

The Tetrachy was a system where four men ruled the Roman Empire together. It included the Emperor Constantine, who founded Constantinople!


KS2: Ladybird Histories: The Romans - TBD


KS3: Anna of Byzantium - Tracy Barrett


KS4: The Sign of The Blood - Laurence O'Bryan 


KS5: Sons of Rome - Simon Turney and Gordon Doherty

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