byNicoleWalkerillustratedbyRebeccaPeedTheAncientRomansTheAncientRomansbyNicoleWalkerillustratedbyRebeccaPeedCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPer-missionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN10:0-15-350588-5ISBN13:978-0-15-350588-1OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350336-X(Grade6Below-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350336-8(Grade6Below-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357729-0(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357729-1(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891017912111009080706TheRomansAreComing!Inancienttimes,thesewordsstruckfearintheheartofmanyabravesoldier.TheRomanscamefromacitycalledRomeinwhatisnowItaly.Theirsoldiersweresowell-trainedandsuccessfulthattheRomansruledtheworldforfivehundredyears.TheirempirestretchedallthroughEurope,NorthAfrica,andpartsofAsia.3AllRoadsLeadtoRomeBecauseofthewaytheRomansbuiltroads,gettingtoRomewaseasy.Youmighthaveheardtheexpression“AllroadsleadtoRome.”Inancienttimes,thatwasliterallytrue.TheRomanEmpirewassopowerfulandsoimportantthatalltheroadsinthatpartoftheworldbeganataspecialplaque,orsign,inthecenterofRome.SupposeyouwantedtovisitancientRomeinpursuitofadventure.Thatwouldhavebeeneasy.Youcouldhavepickedanyroad,anditwouldhaveledyouthere!45GrowingupinAncientRomeGrowingup...
