14 Fun Facts About The Tiber River A 15 Minute Book

Author : Jeannie Meekins
Publisher : Learning Island
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book 14 Fun Facts About the Tiber River: A 15-Minute Book written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2020-04-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tiber River begins in the Apennine Mountains in Central Italy. It flows through Umbria, Tuscany, Lazio and Rome before emptying into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Ostia. The Tiber carries a lot of mud and silt, which constantly blocks its mouth. It floods often, providing fertile land for agriculture and burying cities. It has also been a dumping ground for executed criminals. Do you know: Why does the Tiber River flood? Who is the Tiber River named after? What geographic feature of Rome was created by the Tiber River? How has the Tiber River raised many sections of Rome? Find out the answers to these questions and more and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts. Ages 8 and up. All measurements in American and metric. Reading Level: 6.9 Learning Island believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

Author : Jeannie Meekins
Publisher : Learning Island
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book 14 Fun Facts About the Volga River written by Jeannie Meekins and published by Learning Island. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Volga River is the longest river in Europe. It is entirely in Russia and has no natural access to any open seas. It starts in a swamp in a small ridge, flowing through prehistoric lake beds on a course that separates the mountains of the Russian Uplands from the flat European Plain before dropping below sea level to enter the inland Caspian Sea. Do you know: How big is the Kuybyshev Reservoir? How did construction of the Rybinsk Reservoir change the environment? Is the Volga River connected to any seas? Why were people jailed if they said they came from Mologa? How much caviar can one female sturgeon produce? Find out the answers to these questions and more and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts. Ages 8 and up. All measurements in American and metric. Reading Level: 6.9 Learning Island believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

Author : Anthony Everitt
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0812970586
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Augustus written by Anthony Everitt and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2007-10-09 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He found Rome made of clay and left it made of marble. As Rome’s first emperor, Augustus transformed the unruly Republic into the greatest empire the world had ever seen. His consolidation and expansion of Roman power two thousand years ago laid the foundations, for all of Western history to follow. Yet, despite Augustus’s accomplishments, very few biographers have concentrated on the man himself, instead choosing to chronicle the age in which he lived. Here, Anthony Everitt, the bestselling author of Cicero, gives a spellbinding and intimate account of his illustrious subject. Augustus began his career as an inexperienced teenager plucked from his studies to take center stage in the drama of Roman politics, assisted by two school friends, Agrippa and Maecenas. Augustus’s rise to power began with the assassination of his great-uncle and adoptive father, Julius Caesar, and culminated in the titanic duel with Mark Antony and Cleopatra. The world that made Augustus–and that he himself later remade–was driven by intrigue, sex, ceremony, violence, scandal, and naked ambition. Everitt has taken some of the household names of history–Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, Antony, Cleopatra–whom few know the full truth about, and turned them into flesh-and-blood human beings. At a time when many consider America an empire, this stunning portrait of the greatest emperor who ever lived makes for enlightening and engrossing reading. Everitt brings to life the world of a giant, rendered faithfully and sympathetically in human scale. A study of power and political genius, Augustus is a vivid, compelling biography of one of the most important rulers in history.

Author : Nancy Lorraine Thompson
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588392228
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roman Art written by Nancy Lorraine Thompson and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2007 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete introduction to the rich cultural legacy of Rome through the study of Roman art ... It includes a discussion of the relevance of Rome to the modern world, a short historical overview, and descriptions of forty-five works of art in the Roman collection organized in three thematic sections: Power and Authority in Roman Portraiture; Myth, Religion, and the Afterlife; and Daily Life in Ancient Rome. This resource also provides lesson plans and classroom activities."--Publisher website.

Author : Kenneth E. Hunter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The War Against Germany and Italy written by Kenneth E. Hunter and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kristin S. Loomis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 880 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The National Directory of Addresses and Telephone Numbers written by Kristin S. Loomis and published by . This book was released on 1982-02 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Grant Heiken
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691130388
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Seven Hills of Rome written by Grant Heiken and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2007-05-13 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From humble beginnings, Rome became perhaps the greatest intercontinental power in the world. Why did this historic city become so much more influential than its neighbor, nearby Latium, which was peopled by more or less the same stock? Over the years, historians, political analysts, and sociologists have discussed this question ad infinitum, without considering one underlying factor that led to the rise of Rome--the geology now hidden by the modern city. This book demonstrates the important link between the history of Rome and its geologic setting in a lively, fact-filled narrative sure to interest geology and history buffs and travelers alike. The authors point out that Rome possessed many geographic advantages over surrounding areas: proximity to a major river with access to the sea, plateaus for protection, nearby sources of building materials, and most significantly, clean drinking water from springs in the Apennines. Even the resiliency of Rome's architecture and the stability of life on its hills are underscored by the city's geologic framework. If carried along with a good city map, this book will expand the understanding of travelers who explore the eternal city's streets. Chapters are arranged geographically, based on each of the seven hills, the Tiber floodplain, ancient creeks that dissected the plateau, and ridges that rise above the right bank. As an added bonus, the last chapter consists of three field trips around the center of Rome, which can be enjoyed on foot or by using public transportation.

Author : L J Trafford
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1526757877
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Survive in Ancient Rome written by L J Trafford and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2020-12-14 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What you’d need to know if you time-traveled to Ancient Rome—from local customs to clothing to religion to housing to food. Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Rome and you had to start a new life there. How would you fit in? Where would you live? What would you eat? Where would you go to have your hair done? Who would you go to if you got ill, or if you were mugged in the street? All these questions, and many more, are answered in this new how-to guide for time travelers. This lively and engaging twist on ancient history reveals how to deal with the many problems and new experiences you would face—and thrive in this strange new environment.

Author : Gregory S. Aldrete
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801884054
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Floods of the Tiber in Ancient Rome written by Gregory S. Aldrete and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007-03-05 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description

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Total Pages : 364 pages
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