500 Things to Know About the Ancient World

(back cover) 500 amazing facts about the people, places, and things of the ancient world. You’ll never again be short of a fascinating fact to stun your friends and impress your family and teachers! DO YOU KNOW . . . that Viking helmets had no horns? that some Roman toothpaste contained human urine? what ancient Egyptians wore as underwear? that a popular Roman table sauce was made from rotten fish? how many Egyptian pharaohs were called Rameses? who Eric Bloodaxe was? that the Aztecs played football—and sacrificed the losing team to the gods? the Seven Wonders of the ancient world? the name of the king of the Greek gods? which sporting events were part of the ancient Greek Olympic games?Howitt, Carolyn is the author of '500 Things to Know About the Ancient World ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780764138638 and ISBN 0764138634.