There Was a Roman in Your Garden : A history of the Romans in 20 buried treasures

Author: Hughes, Bettany

Ancient Rome

Published on 3 July 2025 by Penguin Random House Children's UK (Puffin) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 224 pages
197 x 130 x 17 | 186g

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It’s your LUCKY day! You’ve stumbled across an ancient treasure chest in your garden that was buried THOUSANDS of years ago by a child living in ancient Rome. And the chest is packed with 20 strange and curious items that tell us so much about their life, such as:Armour made of REAL crocodile skinTwinkling TREASURE said to protect its wearer from evilA fun game made of a PIG'S KNUCKLEEvidence of the world's first PIZZA!Unpack the treasure chest and discover the objects that a child just like YOU was using thousands of years ago. You’ll uncover fascinating facts and true tales about their school, family life, clothes, games, favourite snacks and so much more.

The true, real-life experiences of children in ancient times is a part of history that has been neglected for far too long – award-winning historian, broadcaster and bestselling author Bettany Hughes is here to dig up this newly discovered information for young budding historians everywhere.