Articles (Society)

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Ancient Roman society was a complex structure based on legal status, ancestry, wealth, and social roles. In this category, you’ll find articles on Roman daily life, social divisions, relationships between citizens, slaves, and freedmen, as well as the role of family, women, and children in the Roman Empire. These articles reveal how Roman society functioned on a daily basis and how it changed over the centuries.

Baths – place of relaxation and rest for ancient Romans

The ancient Romans created a very developed culture. They conquered huge areas and where they settled, they introduced their customs. To this day, we can admire their technological achievements preserved in the form of monuments.…Więcej

Literature in ancient Rome

In ancient Rome, the simplest method of conveying information or the content of your work was to deliver it – recitation (recitatio), which was certainly based on Greek symposiums (symposium). Seneca the Elder reports that…Więcej

Edict of Diocletian on Maximum Prices from 301 CE

The Edict of Diocletian on Maximum Prices from 301 CE, known as Edictum Diocletiani et Collegarum de Pretiis Rerum Venalium, was intended to combat the progressive inflation in the Roman Empire by setting maximum prices…Więcej

Richest men and wages in ancient Rome

The social inequalities prevailing in ancient Rome have always been large and only strengthened with the progressive territorial expansion of the Empire. Based on the preserved sources, we are able to collect information about how…Więcej

Animals and hunting in world of Romans

Animals played many different roles in the life of the Romans. At the outset, attention should be paid to the importance of animals in the Roman religion. Etruscan influences meant that the initially simple religious…Więcej

Germanic marriages according to Tacitus

Germania, one of the smaller works of Tacitus, probably written between 98-99 CE contains a lot of detailed information about the appearance, everyday life, customs, and religion of the Germans. Particularly interesting seems to be…Więcej

Stories straight from arena

The Roman arena was full of extraordinary stories as well as frightening stories. I am going to introduce you to a few of them today. Eppia’s passion Eppia was the wife of a senator, and…Więcej

Otia post negotia. Free time and entertainment in Roman world

Otia post negotia – which in translation means to rest after work, or free time. The greatest period of development of all entertainment in ancient Rome was from the reign of Octavian Augustus and his…Więcej

Homosexuality in ancient Rome

During the time of the Republic, Roman citizens had the right (libertas) to protect their bodies from physical coercion, including both corporal punishment and sexual violence. Roman society was typically patriarchal and masculinity was based…Więcej

Spintriae – Roman obscene tokens

Spintriae were Roman tokens (tessera) depicting erotic scenes during the early empire and probably related to prostitution in brothels. However, it is worth emphasizing that to this day their function and purpose have not been…Więcej

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