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Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans

Overview

The Horrible Histories™ brand is an internationally bestselling series of history books for children, with more than 20 million copies sold worldwide since 1993. Author Terry Deary and illustrator Martin Brown have brought the past to life for millions of children in an uniquely entertaining way. The computer game version of their Ruthless Romans book will provide whole families with a fun way to learn about Roman history. The main plot of Horrible Histories™ Ruthless Romans follows the struggle of young Rassimus to achieve glory as a gladiator and obtain his freedom. Rassimus, a slave and an ambitious gladiator-in-training, has been raised as a foundling by the great gladiator trainer Lucius Gladius, and spent nearly 12 years in his service. Lucius has now given him a chance to begin his training, and Rassimus hopes that he will be successful and one day become a citizen of Rome.

• Over 30 mad mini-games

• Fight deadly duels against your friends in the Colosseum

• Discover how ruthless Romans lived

• 4 player multiplayer

Developers
Slitherine
Publishers
Midway Games
Platform
Nintendo Wii
Alternate Names
  • Horribles Histoires: Les Redoutables RomainsFranceFlag of France region
  • Esa Horrible Historia: Depravados RomanosSpainFlag of Spain region
  • Brutte Storie: I Rivoltanti RomaniItalyFlag of Italy region
  • Schauderhafte Geschichten: Skrupellose RömerGermanyFlag of Germany region

Media

Box - 3D

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