Insane emperors, sunken cities, and earthquake machines More frequently asked questions about the ancient Greeks and Romans
Book - 2023
"In a series of short and humorous essays, Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines features more answers to questions that ancient historian Garrett Ryan is frequently asked in the classroom, in online forums, and on his popular YouTube channel Told in Stone"--
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Trivia and miscellanea - Published
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Guilford, Connecticut :
Prometheus Books
[2023]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- v, 245 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781633888937
- Preface
- Part I. Did They?
- 1. Did the Ancient Greeks and Romans Wear Swimsuits?
- 2. Did They Drink Beer?
- 3. Did They Use Drugs?
- 4. Did They Have Dentists?
- 5. Did They Have Tattoos?
- 6. Did They Have Newspapers?
- 7. Did They Attend Concerts?
- 8. Did They Attend Public Schools?
- 9. Did They Explore Distant Lands?
- 10. Did They Practice Buddhism?
- 11. Did They Practice Astrology?
- 12. Did They Know When the Pyramids Were Built?
- 13. Did They Speculate about the Future?
- 14. Did They Come Close to an Industrial Revolution?
- Part II. How Did It Work?
- 15. How Did They Prove Their Identity?
- 16. How Did They Invest Their Money?
- 17. How Did They Deal with Inflation?
- 18. How Did They Deal with Chariot Traffic?
- 19. How Did Their Aqueducts Work?
- 20. How Did Their Public Toilets Work?
- 21. How Did the Romans Build Such Durable Roads?
- 22. How Were the Roman Catacombs Constructed?
- Part III. What Happened?
- 23. Did Atlantis Exist?
- 24. Was There a Trojan War?
- 25. What Was Sparta Really Like?
- 26. Was Caligula Insane?
- 27. How Deadly Was the Eruption That Destroyed Pompeii?
- 28. Were There Ancient Conspiracy Theories?
- 29. How Many Romans Were Stoics?
- 30. How Many Roman Soldiers Survived to Retirement?
- 31. What Was the Life Expectancy of a Roman Emperor?
- 32. What Was It Like to Live through the Fall of the Roman Empire?
- Part IV. What's Left?
- 33. Why Are the Noses of Ancient Statues Broken?
- 34. Why Are Ancient Cities Buried?
- 35. Are Any Ancient Buildings Still in Use?
- 36. What Happened to the Treasures of the Roman Emperors?
- 37. How Much Roman Gold Still Exists Today?
- 38. How Much Did the Byzantines Know about Roman History?
- 39. How Much Was Lost When the Library of Alexandria Burned?
- 40. How Much Do We Know about the Ancient Greeks and Romans?
- Notes
- Index