Children's Literature

Arts & Culture

All rivers lead to Rome

Never mind the roads, rivers were the arteries of the Roman Empire, carrying food, fuel and livestock along important ancient trade routes

Arts & Culture

What was it like to be a child in the Roman Empire?

As the researcher for a new children’s novel set in Ancient Roman times, archaeologist Tamara Lewit found herself hunting for answers to questions she’d never considered

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