History for Kids - Ancient Rome

Walk with Caesar, cheer the gladiators

Ancient Rome isn’t just a chapter in a history book — for kids, it’s one of the most cinematic worlds history has to offer. Chariot races, thumbs-up or thumbs-down in the Colosseum, togas, volcanoes, emperors good and terrible, and engineers who built roads so well that some of them are still standing. History for Kids - Ancient Rome pulls all of that into nine colourful sections built for children aged 4 to 12.

Your kid meets the legionaries and learns how a Roman soldier actually lived day to day: what he ate, what he carried, how he marched. They step into the Colosseum with the crowd roaring, and discover how gladiator contests really worked — how an enslaved fighter could win their freedom, and why the arena sometimes got flooded on purpose. They tour the Forum with Julius Caesar, meet the gods of Olympus and crack open a Roman banquet.

Learning history, not memorising dates

Every section comes with beautiful illustrations and a audio narration, so younger children can just listen while older ones follow the text. Each guide ends with a “Did you know?” curiosity card full of surprising facts. That’s how kids actually learn history: through stories and small shocks of wonder — not dates.

The app is 100% offline once downloaded, completely ad-free, and has no trackers, no external links and no in-app purchases. Parents can hand the iPad to their child with zero anxiety. And because it’s built by the same team that makes the Rome For Kids family travel app, it pairs beautifully with a trip to modern Rome — or a rainy Sunday at home with the curtains drawn and a Roman adventure queued up.