True or false?
The Roman Empire was run by 40,000 men
Julius Caesar was murdered at a bus stop
A Roman soldier's best friend was his mule
The Romans used spider webs as plasters

This book explores the facts, the half-truths and the downright lies about one of history's most incredible, and infamous, empires. It examines evil emperors, awesome armies and gruesome gladiators, and separates the fact from the fiction behind the remarkable Romans.

The Truth or Busted series explores the fact or fiction behind stuff you THINK you know in a tongue-in-cheek, humorous way that kids will find unputdownable!

This book is part of a book series called Truth Or Busted .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Peter Hepplewhite is a former history teacher, currently working as an education officer for Tyne & Wear Archives Service.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: The Latin language was full of insults
• 2: The Romans thought Rome would last forever
• 3: The super rich ran the Roman Empire
• 4: Julius Caesar was murdered at a bus stop
• 5: All Roman emperors were evil
• 6: The Romans feared a parting shot
• 7: The Romans invaded Britain for the hunting dogs
• 8: Emperor Caligula was nicknamed 'Bootikins'
• 9: Emperor Nero burned down Rome because he wanted a new palace
• 10: Hadrian's Wall was built by slaves
• 11: Plague almost ruined the Roman Empire
• 12: A Roman soldier's best friend was his mule
• 13: Roman spears were so good, the enemy threw them back
• 14: The Roman army used Special Forces
• 15: The Romans used tortoises in battle
• 16: The most feared Roman weapon was a wild ass
• 17: Traffic noise kept the Romans awake at night
• 18: Rome was a high-rise city
• 19: Public baths were palaces for the people
• 20: Romans went to the public baths to get clean