Curiosities of ancient Rome (Events)

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Events are curiosities dedicated to important, surprising, or little-known events from the world of ancient Rome. This category features interesting facts and unusual details about battles, political decisions, crises, triumphs, and other moments that shaped the history of the Roman Empire.

First visit of legates from Alexandria in Rome

The common history of Rome and Egypt is associated primarily with the period of the late Republic, when Cleopatra became involved with the life of Caesar, then Mark Antony. The moment when Egypt is incorporated…Więcej

Death of Clodius and riots in Rome

Publius Clodius Pulcher was a people’s tribune in Rome and at the same time the leader of plebeian movements supporting the Popular party. His greatest rival was Titus Annius Milo. He murdered Clodius in 52…Więcej

Siege of Masada and its defenders

In 73 CE anti-Roman riots prevailed in Judea, which general Flavius Silva was supposed to quell. The Romans surrounded Masada – a Jewish fortress on the Dead Sea and erected a series of ramparts and…Więcej

In nutshell, agrarian reforms of late Roman republic

Land ownership is a very important aspect of the decline of the republic in ancient Rome. First of all, because of the peasant masses that sought a new division of the land, but also because…Więcej

Overthrow of constitution by Sulla

In 83 BCE Lucius Cornelius Sulla returned to Rome after the war with Mithridates VI – King of Pontu. At that time, the city was governed by Populists previously associated with Gaius Marius – his…Więcej

Defence of Aliso

In 9 CE, after the Roman forces were destroyed in the Teutoburg Forest, Arminius managed to destroy all the Roman clusters on the eastern side of the Rhine. The only fort that managed to resist…Więcej

Death of Cicero

In 43 BCE Cicero was on the list of proscribed (outlaws), arranged by triumvirs: Antony, Octavian and Lepidus. The greatest supporter of the death of the speaker was Antony, who hated him. On December 7,…Więcej

Trial of Publius Sulla

In 62 BCE Publius Sulla was accused together with his brother Servius by Lucius Torquatus – son of his rival for the office of consul in 65 BCE – for participation in the Catilinarian conspiracy.…Więcej

Death of Saturninus

Lucius Appuleius Saturninus was a well-known supporter of Gaius Marius and the tribune of the people in 100 BCE. In the same year, he began to apply for re-election and his associate and friend who…Więcej

Scandal with mysteries of Bona Dea

At the beginning of May and December in Rome, an unusual mysterious feast in honour of Bona Dea (“Good Goddess”) was celebrated – an agrarian god, daughter of Faunus. The feast was worshipped only by…Więcej

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