Curiosities of ancient Rome (Ancient stories)
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Dolphin – friend of Roman boy
Pliny the Elder in his work “Natural History” tells many amazing stories about the friendship of animals and people. In book IX we can read, among others about the fact that the dolphin is a friendly animal, as evidenced by ... Read more
Dispute over golden statue of goddess Victoria in Senate
With the announcement of the Edict of Milan in 313 CE, the voice and opinion of Christians on many issues became louder and louder in Rome’s socio-political life. A great example of rivalry between the Romans about the traditional Roman ... Read more
Arria and Caecina Paetus
Women are often called “weak sex”. Nothing could be more wrong. More than once, this “weak sex” had more “guts” than many men. Ideally, this can be illustrated by the example of Arria – the wife of the Roman senator ... Read more
Cato and women
In “The Life of Cato Younger” Plutarch we learn a lot about the private life of Cato. The work also accidentally paints a picture of how conservative Romans perceived the role of women in society. According to Plutarch, Cato was ... Read more
Capitol – last point of defense
The Capitoline Hill was the only part of the city of Rome that resisted the invasion of the Gauls from the Po valley in 390 BCE. The Gauls decided to conquer the hill at night. For this purpose, they chose ... Read more
Clodius, iustitium and earthquake
In 58 BCE Publius Clodius, using his powers of the people’s tribune, ordered the stalls to be closed and trade within Rome to be stopped. It was the first step towards the introduction in Rome of the iustitium – ie ... Read more
“In this sign thou shalt conquer”
According to the message of Eusebius of Caesarea before the Battle of the Mulvian Bridge (October 28, 312 CE) Constantine the Great he had a vision that allowed him to win. Around noon he was to see a luminous cross ... Read more
Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus – son-soldier of Cato the Elder
Marcus Porcius Cato Licinianus was one of the sons of the famous Cato the Elder known as the Censor, who became famous for his ruthless attitude towards Carthage and an extremely strict approach to life. Licinianus was born in 192 ... Read more
Nero – organist
When Ctesibius, a 3rd century BCE Alexandrian mathematician, was constructing his hydraulis, the first water organ in history, certainly no one predicted him great successes. The instrument, intended as a syringa with a mechanical blast, initially functioned only as a ... Read more
Strong words of Appius Claudius Caecus
Appius Claudius Caecus (“the blind” – he received the nickname for having lost his eyesight at the end of his life) was a Roman politician and statesman, living between the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE. He belonged to a wealthy ... Read more
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