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Curiosities of ancient Rome
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.
Roman students wrote on wax tablets
Roman students practised writing on wax tablets using a sharp stylus. They could then wipe out the wax and use the tablet again. Such tablets were also very popular in Greece and the Middle East. They were widely used in administration, treasury and judiciary, bills and various types of registers were written on them.
Marriage and children in Roman law
In 18 BCE formed lex Iulia de maritandis ordinibus, introducing the obligation to remain married, and in the year 9 CE lex Papia Poppea, imposing the obligation to have children.
Mutiny of Caesar’s legionaries
Legion X Equites was the best and most respected unit by Julius Caesar. It served under his leadership in numerous campaigns, occupying the honourable right wing. After the subordination of Gaul, in 48 BCE a civil war broke out, in which Caesar could once again count on his faithful troops of the 10th Legion. However, the lack of awards promised by Caesar began to cause bitterness among the soldiers.
How did plebeians eat and how patricians?
Plebeians ate using all fingers. Patricians to distinguish themselves from the pleb used only three fingers so as not to get their ring finger and little finger dirty.
Greek entertainment in Rome
Roman authors note that Greek entertainment did not begin to appear in Rome until 186 BCE, when the aristocrat Marcus Fulvius brought Greek athletes, who nude presented boxing, wrestling and pentathlon widespread in Greece.
“Heracles knot” bracelet
Greek-Roman gold bracelet called the “Heracles knot”, which was an amulet to protect against evil. It shows gold-braided snakes. Dated to the 1st century BCE.
Roman tombstone in Morocco
Roman tombstone in Sala Colonia (near the current Rabat) in Morocco, dated to the first century CE.
