Simon & Schuster Young Books

Rome was founded during the European iron age in about 800 BC. Beginning as a small village on the Tiber, she rose to dominate first Italy and finally the whole Mediterranean basin. The conquest of Italy took 600 years; the rest took little over a hundred. How did she achieve such remarkable...

Did the Romans go to the doctor? Did the Egyptians have families like ours? Did the Greeks eat out? Addressing these and other questions, the books in this series help children to explore what is known about civilizations of the past and to draw conclusions from the evidence available.

An exploration of what is known about the Aztecs, drawing conclusions from the evidence available. Illustrated throughout with full colour photographs and artwork a new title in the WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT? series.