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Famous Men Of Rome
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Item Description...
Greenleaf Guides and Famous Men Series
This series involves two important principles in teaching history to children: biography, which incorporates interesting stories about real people, and chronology, which gives the correct order to the events surrounding their lives. These studies are biblically based and use biblical standards to evaluate historical figures and events with a focus on people and cultures. The material is spread out over the elementary years. Instead of getting just a glimmer of understanding (as students usually do in studying all of world history in just one year), students will really learn about the time periods. By the end of the 7th grade, the full span of Western and American history will be covered, and students will be ready to begin a more in-depth study of history at the high school level. This course combines the basic facts with fascinating details, bringing history fully alive for students. It is adaptable for older students by moving a little faster and supplementing with high school level literature that corresponds to the historical period they are studying. Greenleaf Guides provide background information, discussion questions, and suggested activities intended to bring the focus of the study to a Christian worldview. Grades 2-7.
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Item Specifications...
Pages 160
Dimensions: Length: 10.8" Width: 8.3" Height: 0.4"
Weight: 0.8 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Aug 1, 2000
Publisher Greenleaf Press
ISBN 1882514033
EAN 9781882514038
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 | Fantastic Addition to History Study for Kids Aug 23, 2007 |
| I bought this book to use for along with our homeschool history curriculum. My eight-year-old son picked up the book and disappeared into his room. He read the entire book in two days and absolutely loved it! | | |  | What about famous WOMEN of Rome? Aug 23, 2007 |
I don't actually own this book, so this isn't really a review. But is no one else bothered by the inherent sexism of the title? Yes, I realize there are many more famous men in ancient history than famous women. But there are some famous roman women that might conceivably be included. This wouldn't bother me that much if it were just one book about ancient Rome, but it is a whole series about a number of different places - and every one has "Famous Men" in the title.
I could never buy a book that was so patently sexist. | | |  | Requires explanation and additional information from parent/teacher Sep 25, 2006 |
Though the subtitle of the book is "Roman History," the text actually begins with the Roman myth of Romulus and Remus. This is not inappropriate, however, the myths are not prefaced with "the story goes..." or "Roman history begins with the myth..." or any sort of indication that the history book begins with mythology. The myths are related in the same factual tone as the rest of the book. Now when most children read that Sylvia married the god Mars and then bore him twin sons, they would recognize this as a myth, but how would they know where the myth ended and the real story began? There is no distinction in this book between the mythology and the history. It just reports that Sylvia bore Romulus and Remus, Romulus was the first king, Numa became king after him, then Tullus Hostilius, etc.
On the other hand it is interesting that in relating the story of Constantine's vision of heavenly cross emblazoned with the words, "in hoc signo vinces," the book makes a point of saying that "Constantine said" this happened, rather than "Constantine saw" this. This is nit-picky but it just seemed odd that this incident apart from all others in the book should be so carefully related as hearsay.
I also have a problem with the prioritization of the events in Diocletian's reign. The text states, "Diocletian's primary legacy is the division of the Empire into eastern and western halves." The Christian persecutions (the main thing I associate with Diocletian's reign) are relegated to a mere two sentences. The text fails to specify that these were the worst Christian persecutions of all, and that they included the ruthless mutilation of women and children as witnessed and documented by Eusebius (in fact, no mention is made of Eusebius at all; one might have thought the "Father of Church History" worthy of mention among notable men of the period). In what brief mention it does make of the persecutions, the text asserts that they were all Galerius' fault anyway; Diocletian was allegedly "personally opposed" to the persecutions. How Diocletian personally felt about the persecutions might make an interesting topic for graduate studies, but it seems too nuanced for elementary aged students. I do think students need more than two sentences about the persecutions, and they need to know that Diocletian's name is inseparably linked to the persecutions. Whether he abdicated authority in this to Galerius, Diocletian was the Emperor and therefore ultimately responsible.
Lastly, the book contains several descriptions of suicides and dishonorable deaths. It isn't just noted that this or that man committed suicide, but rather, it's described how each did it. These descriptions don't seem to be to be crucial to the story and I'm not sure this is age-appropriate material. (This book is recommended for the 4th grade.)
Oh, it also occurred to me that it would have been so nice to have had a pronunciation guide included in this book. Maybe that's in the parent and/or student guides?
On the positive side, the book does have beautiful illustrations and with the exceptions noted above, the content and writing style are suited to the recommended age. One of my favorite parts was the description of augurs (fortune tellers): "They pretended that by watching the sky and observing how birds and animals acted they could tell what would happen to people and nations. When they were alone, however, they would have a great deal of fun over the tricks they played upon the foolish people." This is a clear explanation that any child could understand. I wish the rest of the book were written so plainly.
So, in a nutshell, the book could be a useful supplement, but altogether it would require a fair amount of watchfulness, explanation and disclaimer from the parent/teacher... That degrades its value as a textbook, in my opinion. It certainly doesn't seem very well suited to give to a child for independent study. | | | | Loser Nov 29, 2004 |
This book is not for adults. This is not where adults go to learn anything. Many brillantly written books exist on the subject of Roman history by qualified experts for adults.
This book is too dull for a child. The subject matter is inappropriate for the age group, and by the time THIS is being used as a school textbook it is time to "lower" oneself to the contemplation of public school enrollment. | | | | Wow May 21, 2004 |
| In this wonderful book you'll get to learn everything about Romans. What gods they worshiped, how Rome was founded and first named, who their kings were and what they did...and so so many other great things. I have learned a lot from this book and so will you because it's not filled with confusion as other historical books. | | | Write your own review about Famous Men Of Rome
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