Curiosities of ancient Rome (Ancient stories)
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Sulla was especially cruel
According to ancient sources, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, after taking full power at the end of 82 BCE, began extremely bloody proscriptions against the opposition and his enemies, which claimed nearly 3,000 people. Their property was confiscated and handed over to ... Read more
Conquest of Veii in 396 BCE
According to ancient sources, the conquest of Veii by Rome in 396 BCE was an important event for the Roman community. Veii was located only 16 km north of the “Eternal City” and posed a real threat in the region. ... Read more
Mons Palatinus in legends of Livy
Wzgórzem, na którym wg. tradycji Romulus założył w 753 roku p. n. e. Rzym był Palatyn. Liwiusz wywodzi jego nazwę od arkadyjskiego miasta Pallanteum, z którego pochodził Euander – pierwszy władca tych terenów, który ustanowił w Italii także grecki kult ... Read more
Stay of Caracalla in East
In the years 215-216, Emperor Caracalla travelled through the Balkans, Turkey, and Syria to Egypt and Alexandria. The very expedition of Caracalla to the east was primarily of propaganda and sentimental nature, due to the adoration of the figure of ... Read more
Helvidius Priscus – staunch republican
Helvidius Priscus was a Roman Stoic philosopher and politician who lived in the 1st century CE. Helvidius was known for his love of republican values and his dislike of emperors. Suetonius reports that during the reign of Vespasian he regularly ... Read more
Funeral song of Clutorius Priscus
Tacitus tells us that in 21 CE, during the reign of Emperor Tiberius, the poet Clutorius Priscus was accused in the senate. He was accused of having composed a mourning song (carmen) during the illness of the emperor’s son, Drusus ... Read more
Baths in “gold” of Caligula
Emperor Caligula (ruled CE 37-41) made history primarily as an orgy lover. However, he had other interests as well, such as bathing in piles of gold coins – as Suetonius told us. It was kind of a fetish – he ... Read more
Domitian and fears about assassination
Emperor Domitian, despite his initially peaceful rule, became very suspicious over time. A guard almost always accompanied him. He covered the walls of his palace with shiny stone (the so-called fengit) so that he could see what was happening behind ... Read more
Clash of Pyrrhus with Mamertine warrior
According to the message of Plutarch, Pyrrhus, during his return with his army from Sicily to Italy, had to deal with the Mamertine troops, which attacked him fiercely. It is said that Pyrrhus, as was his habit, actively participated in ... Read more
Elagabalus the joker
Emperor Elagabalus made exceptional jokes to his friends. He locked drunk people in one room with lions, leopards or bears, from which he previously removed fangs and claws (the so-called exarmati). When they woke up in the morning or at ... Read more
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