Here are some possible topics and their related books for Badge Number Two.
If you can think of something else linked to the Number TWO, 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: other creatures with two parts (e.g. centaurs, pegasus); Janus (the double headed god); fights between two great rivals (e.g. Rome vs. Carthage, Caesar vs. Pompey, Patricians vs. Populars); the Eastern and Western Roman Empires.
There are a number of famous twins in ancient history! How about a book featuring the mythological founders of Ancient Rome?
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
Another pair of famous twins!
KS2: Simply the Quest - Maz Evans
KS3: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan
KS4: Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
KS5: The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
Yet more twins!
KS2: Artemis the Brave - Joan Holub
KS3: The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan
KS4: She Who Hunts: Artemis: The Goddess Who Changed the World - Carla Ionescu
KS5: Circe - Madeline Miller
Ancient Egypt was split into two lands: Upper and Lower Egypt. Can you find a book which mentions this?
KS2: Adventures in Ancient Egypt – Linda Bailey
KS3: Tales of Ancient Egypt – Roger Lancelyn Green
KS4: River God - Wilbur Smith
KS5: The Memoirs of Cleopatra - Margaret George
There are a number of creatures in ancient mythology which are made up of two creatures. A famous example is the minotaur, a creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man!
KS2: Theseus and the Minotaur - Hugh Morden Lupton
KS3: Lost in the Labyrinth - Patrice Kindl
KS4: Bull - David Elliott
KS5: Once a Monster - Robert Dinsdale
Did you know that Sparta had two kings ruling at the same time? There are a few books that mention this...
KS2: 100 Facts: Ancient Greece - Miles Kelly
KS3: The Spartan - Caroline Dale Snedeker
KS4: Thermopylae: The Battle for the West - Ernle Bradford
KS5: Gates of Fire - Steven Pressfield
The two famous genres of ancient Greek theatre! How about a book about theatre, or even reading an ancient Greek play?
KS2: Mark of the Cyclops: An Ancient Greek Mystery - Saviour Pirotta
KS3:The Story of Antigone - Ali Smith
KS4: Antigone - Jean Anouilh
KS5: Lavinia - Ursula K. Le Guin
The consul was the highest elected public official in the Roman Republic. Each year two men were elected to this position.
KS2: So You Think You’ve Got It Bad? A Kid’s Life in Ancient Rome - Chae Strathie & Marisa Morea
KS3: Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire - Simon Baker
KS4: The Ides of March - Valerio Massimo Manfredi
KS5: SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome - Mary Beard