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The world of ancient Romans abounded in a number of amazing curiosities and information. The source of knowledge about the life of the Romans are mainly works left to us by ancient writers or discoveries. The Romans left behind a lot of strange information and facts that are sometimes hard to believe.
The Roman elite despised and worried about what the rest of the population did in their free time. Although the Romans coming from the upper classes had a negative attitude to shows and performances, where large numbers of people gathered, the bars, cheap cafes and eateries were worse anyway.
Reconstruction of the Roman water organ (hydraulis) in Bath (England), which is an invention of the Greek scholar Ktesibios, who lived in the 3rd century BCE in Alexandria.
Roman relief showing the water organs (hydraulis) and on the sides of the gladiators during the fight. The water organ was distinguished by a loud sound and was used in amphitheaters and ancient theaters to make the show more attractive. The object was found in Trier (West Germany).
Roman cup made of green glass with handles. Object dated to the 5th-6th century CE. Height 15.5 cm.
Roman tile, with animal paw prints, from a military granary in Romania.
Roman marble bust of a young man. Object dated to the 1st century CE. Located in the Vatican Museums.
Cassius Chaerea was a Roman soldier serving in the Roman army during the fighting in Germania. However, we are best known from the accounts of Suetonius as the person who killed the emperor Caligula for personal reasons.
