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Roman state existed for nearly thirteen centuries, repeatedly exerting a profound influence on the course of history. I present the history of ancient Rome in the individual articles below, which not always refer solely to the Eternal City itself but encompass the wider world of the Roman Empire.

I encourage you to submit your own articles and to report any corrections or factual inaccuracies.

Who really stopped Attila?

In 451, one of the bloodiest battles of antiquity took place. The Huns, Romans, and Visigoths clashed on the Catalaunian Plains. A year after this battle, the fearless Attila invaded Italy but retreated across the…Więcej

Clothed for Cinema, naked for Rome

There are images that return like a persistent frame from an old film: a row of crosses stretching along a road, a body nailed to the wood, a face frozen in pain, and a garment…Więcej

Lex Rhodia de iactu (Rhodian law on sea discharge)

Lex Rhodia de iactu is a set of maritime law regulations originating from the Greek island of Rhodes. It concerned so-called maritime dumping (iactus), i.e., cases where a ship’s captain (the so-called magister navis) was…Więcej

Etruscan cuniculi and persian qanats: on the predecessors of Roman aqueducts

When we think of aqueducts, we usually picture rows of arches stretching for kilometres, once supplying the greatest cities of the Republic and later the Roman Empire with drinking water. Indeed, the arcades — many…Więcej

“My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius…” – when a number becomes a Roman name

When Maximus in Gladiator declares his full name, the line sounds like a statement of identity and authority. Yet at the very center of that famous speech lies a detail that is more Roman than…Więcej

Insula tiberina: on the origins of the cult of asclepius in Rome

Asclepius (Aesculapius in Latin) – the Roman counterpart of the Greek god of medicine – came to the Eternal City around 291 BCE. At that time, the Senate, hoping to contain a plague devastating the…Więcej

Subtractive notation in ancient Rome – where did the myth of its medieval origin come from?

The subtractive method, in which a smaller number placed to the left of a larger one was subtracted from it, is nowadays a dominant way of writing values not covered by the seven basic Roman…Więcej

Bruttia Crispina – story of empress who quickly disappeared from pages of history

Bruttia Crispina – an empress not only forgotten by history, but above all the wife of Caesar Commodus. Wife of the crown prince Bruttia Crispina came from the aristocratic Bruttii family, one of the oldest…Więcej

Latrine as center of social life in ancient Rome

Rome – Roma Aeterna and caput mundi – The Eternal City and the “head of the world”. Who among us hasn’t heard of the capital of Italy? The city from which the ancient empire once…Więcej

Lucilla – daughter of Marcus Aurelius, who has been inspiring filmmakers for years

Anna Aurelia Galeria Lucilla is a character whose fate strictly intertwines with the political intrigues of imperial Rome. She was the daughter of Marcus Aurelius, one of the most influential and respected emperors in history,…Więcej

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