Seven Hills of Rome
The Seven Ancient Wonders
Cleopatra the Seventh
The Seven Hills of Rome are a group of small hills where the ancient city of Rome first began.
KS2: Horrible Histories: The Rotten Romans - Terry Deary
KS3: The Eagle of the Ninth - Rosemary Sutcliff
KS4: SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome - Mary Beard
KS5: The Aeneid - Virgil
Cleopatra the Seventh
The Seven Ancient Wonders
Cleopatra the Seventh
The famous Cleopatra was actually Cleopatra VII! She was the last Pharaoh of the Hellenistic Period.
KS2: Adventures in Time: Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile - Dominic Sandrbook
KS3: Tales of Ancient Egypt - Hugo D. Cook and Neon Squid
KS4: Cleopatra Confesses -Carolyn Meyer
KS5: Cleopatra: A Life -Stacy Schiff
Laps in a Chariot Race
The Seven Ancient Wonders
The Seven Ancient Wonders
Roman chariot races typically consisted of seven laps! How about a book which features chariot races?
KS2: Circus Maximus: Race to the Death - Annelise Gray
KS3: Roman Mysteries: The Charioteer of Delphi - Caroline Lawrence
KS4: The Cleopatra Curse - Katherine Roberts
KS5: Circus Maximus: An unforgettable Roman odyssey of rivalry and power - A. D. O'Neill
The Seven Ancient Wonders
The Seven Ancient Wonders
The Seven Ancient Wonders
Can you read a book which features at least one of the ancient wonders of the world?
KS2: How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Were Built - Ludmila Henkova
KS3: Roman Mysteries. The Colossus of Rhodes - Caroline Lawrence
KS4: The Seven Wonders - Steven Saylor
KS5: The Seven wonders of the ancient world – Bettany Hughes
Odysseus and Calypso
Emperors in the Nerva–Antonine dynasty
Emperors in the Nerva–Antonine dynasty
Odysseus spent seven years on an island with Calypso!
KS2: The Usborne Illustrated Odyssey - Sabastien van Donnick
KS3: The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel – Gareth Hinds
KS4: Odyssey - Stephen Fry
KS5: The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood
Emperors in the Nerva–Antonine dynasty
Emperors in the Nerva–Antonine dynasty
Emperors in the Nerva–Antonine dynasty
There were seven emperors in this dynasty. Can you find a book set during their reign, or which mentions them?
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
Seven kings of Rome
Emperors in the Nerva–Antonine dynasty
Seven kings of Rome
Rome was originally ruled by kings! The first of these was Romulus.
KS2: Romulus and Remus - Prof. Melissa Fitzgerald
KS3: Roman Mythology for Kids - Doyle Wellinner
KS4: The Brotherhood of the Rose - David Morrell
KS5: Mother of Rome – L. J. Trafford
Seven Hathors
Emperors in the Nerva–Antonine dynasty
Seven kings of Rome
Sometimes the Egyptian goddess Hathor appeared as a group of seven women (or cows!)
KS2: Egyptian Myths - Jean Menzies
KS3: Egyptian Gods and Goddesses - Henry Barker
KS4: Hathor: Egyptian Goddess of Many Names - Tammy Gagne
KS5: Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt - Geraldine Pinch