Families who loved The Bloody, Rotten Roman Empire by James A. Corrick often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
Reach for this book when you have a reluctant reader who is obsessed with the gross, the weird, and the 'ew' factor of the human body. This title transforms a standard history lesson into an engaging exploration of the daily realities of ancient Rome, focusing on the grit and grime that traditional textbooks often skip. It is the perfect bridge for a child who finds history boring but loves science experiments or bathroom humor. While the subject matter is intentionally disgusting, the book is highly educational, covering sanitation, medicine, and social structures with a humorous, lighthearted tone. It encourages curiosity and a deeper understanding of how far human civilization has come. Best suited for middle-grade readers, it provides a safe, silly, and factual way to engage with the past through a lens of 'gross-out' science and social history.
