{"id":3589,"date":"2019-07-29T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T16:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=3589"},"modified":"2019-07-28T21:13:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T01:13:59","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-129-rotten-romans-horrible-histories-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-129-rotten-romans-horrible-histories-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 129 &#8211; Rotten Romans (Horrible Histories series)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>Rotten Romans<\/em> (Horrible Histories series) by Terry Deary &amp; Martin Brown. Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-129-rotten-romans-horrible-histories-series\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/allgreek.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3590\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/allgreek-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"It's All Greek to Me (Time Warp Trio series) by Jon Scieszka\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/allgreek-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/allgreek-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/allgreek.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/iclaudius.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3591\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/iclaudius-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"I, Claudius by Robert Graves\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/iclaudius-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/iclaudius-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/iclaudius.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/losthero.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/losthero-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/losthero-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/losthero-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/losthero.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>It&#8217;s All Greek to Me<\/em> (Time Warp Trio series) by Jon Scieszka (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Mo8Uay\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780142401163\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>I, Claudius<\/em> by Robert Graves (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Ynd9FH\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780679724773\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Lost Hero<\/em> by Rick Riordan (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YndDeZ\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781423113461\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/mythology.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3592\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/mythology-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Mythology by Edith Hamilton\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/mythology-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/mythology-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/mythology.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/whowas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3594\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/whowas-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"Who Was Julius Caesar? By Nico Medina &amp; Tim Foley\" width=\"137\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/whowas-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/whowas-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/whowas.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/youwouldnt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3595\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/youwouldnt-150x170.jpg\" alt=\"You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Gladiator by John Malam &amp; David Antram\" width=\"177\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/youwouldnt-150x170.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/youwouldnt-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/youwouldnt.jpg 442w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Mythology<\/em> by Edith Hamilton (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3152qRJ\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780446574754\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Who Was Julius Caesar?<\/em> By Nico Medina &amp; Tim Foley <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/312jrMI\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780448480831\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>You Wouldn&#8217;t Want to Be a Roman Gladiator!<\/em> by John Malam &amp; David Antram <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2SLGCYq\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780531280287\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hhseries.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3603\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hhseries-150x212.jpg\" alt=\"Horrible Histories (TV series)\" width=\"150\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hhseries-150x212.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hhseries-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/hhseries.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/rottenromansmovie.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3604\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/rottenromansmovie-150x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Rotten Romans (movie)\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/rottenromansmovie-150x220.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/rottenromansmovie.jpeg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ruining.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3605\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ruining-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"Ruining History\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ruining-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ruining.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30Zr1aH\">Horrible Histories<\/a> (TV series)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/horrible_histories_the_movie\">Horrible Histories<\/a> (movie)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/series\/ruining-history-0b55ee3d-b6bf-4304-850c-584e6c26c778\">Ruining History<\/a> (TV series)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em>\u00a0<em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Rotten Romans (Horrible Histories series) by Terry Deary &amp; Martin Brown. Listen to the podcast\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1720,1716,1712,1719,96,1714,1717,48,30,396,1715,1711,1721,1713,1718],"class_list":["post-3589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-david-antram","tag-edith-hamilton","tag-horrible-histories","tag-john-malam","tag-jon-scieszka","tag-martin-brown","tag-nico-medina","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-rick-riordan","tag-robert-graves","tag-rotten-romans","tag-ruining-history","tag-terry-deary","tag-tim-foley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3589"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3606,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3589\/revisions\/3606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}