The Greenleaf Guide To Famous Men Of Rome

by Cynthia A. Shearer

Like the other Greenleaf Guides, the The Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of Rome sets historic study in a Biblical context. How do the various figures match up to God s standards of justice or rig

Genres: History, Childrens, School

58 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1989

Reviews

[Molly Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great review of a lot of the famous men in Rome. I sure learned a lot and the kids liked it too. :)

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this to my class of third-graders. They enjoyed it, but I was unhappy with it as a Christian book for the following reasons:

1- It didn't differentiate history from myth. Sometimes we don't know which is which, but even things that were definitely myth, it treated as fact.

2- It didn't bring out what a blessing Christianity is compared to the fear and guilt that the Romans lived under. Sometimes it even made the pagan religion sound exciting.

3- It didn't deal with the suffering and deaths of Christians at the hand of the Romans.

4- I also wish it talked about the Bible events that were happening at the same time as some of these events, to give perspective and to show that the Bible speaks of real events in real time and history.

As a Christian history of Rome, I believe this book fails miserably. I also didn't think it was particularly well-written. But I will say the kids liked it and there doesn't seem to be alot out there so it may be the best there is.

[Ebookwormy1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another solid installment from the Shearer's featuring biographies of ancient Romans. While I like this approach as a supplement, I'm not sure I could endorse it as a stand alone approach to ancient history.

I continue to notice the limitation of a purely humanities approach to history. The Shearer's background is firmly in these disciplines, and a full understanding of history extends beyond politics and government to the economics and technologies that propel countries into empires and empires from the apex of power down into obscurity.

[fpk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Update: excellent overview for us. My daughter enjoyed reading the stories, more than some of the other books we bought on Ancient Rome. Definitely going to check out more Greenleaf guides!




I'm reading this book, a little at a time, with my daughter, for our study of ancient Rome. I like the format and writing a lot so far. And so does my 12 yr old daughter! I think we'll be buying some more of these Greenleaf guides as we go through the Middle Ages, etc.. next year.

[Tracey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book as an overview of the Roman Empire. We use the Greenleaf books in our homeschool. We paused at Augustus Caesar to get some more in depth study especially since that time period leads into the life of Christ.
Highly recommended.

[Jaeger Matthias · Rating 5 out of 5]

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