Rome Sweet Rome takes you back two thousand years to a time when powdered mouse brains were used for toothpaste. Ancient Rome may have been smelly, but the Romans sure knew how to build arches and great public buildings. In this book you will learn what it was like to be a kid in ancient Rome. You will also learn the good (and bad) aspects of life as an emperor, a merchant, a vestal virgin and a slave. You may even learn some Latin, et cetera.