Great website, educational, and it's a little violent. Very safe website and is great for students who are learning about Rome in school. Would be a great website to use in the classroom.
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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Gladiator!
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Educational, but may disturb younger kids.
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About You Wouldn't Want to Be a Roman Gladiator!
Parents need to know that despite the jaunty drawings, the content realistically depicts and describes the subject matter.
Read our full review by Jean Armour Polly
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- Families can talk about the site's depiction of the harsh realities of life as a Roman gladiator. Does it match the images you may have seen in movies or on TV? Families can also do additional research to learn more about ancient Roman times.
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- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
Fight your hardest, but this site is the safest!
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
Ideal as an introduction to Ancient Roman life.
You Wouldn't want to be a Roman Gladiator is a brilliant website introducing children to the realities of Ancient Roman life. The website shows a shortened version of the book of the same name published by Scholastic. This is a huge series of about 50 books set in different time periods.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- User content is age appropriate
Ideal as an introduction to Ancient Roman life.
You Wouldn't want to be a Roman Gladiator is a brilliant website introducing children to the realities of Ancient Roman life. The website shows a shortened version of the book of the same name published by Scholastic. This is a huge series of about 50 books set in different time periods.
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Safety is an issue
- User content isn't age appropriate
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this is so not excptable
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
this a good game for twelve years old
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