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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.
At the office of censor in ancient Rome could have been chosen a person who had the appropriate experience and life was characterized by stability and on which she was confident that cope with responsible tasks such as monitoring the morality of citizens or conducting censuses.
The Roman army has evolved many times over the course of history. The equipment (except armour) of Roman soldiers was originally, as was the case in all armies of the then world, on carts or mules/donkeys. Gradually, however, there was a need to improve military mobility, shorten the entire marching column, and abandon the use of too many draft animals and rolling stock.
Tombstone of an ancient Roman family from 1st – 2nd century CE. The object was found on the Kosmaj mountain in central Serbia. Currently it is located in the National Museum of Serbia in Belgrade.
Roman oil lamp (lucerna) with the image of a horse. The object is made of terracotta; dated to II-IV century CE. The artifact was found in Ritopek, near Belgrade (Serbia); nowadays it can be admired in a museum in Belgrade.
Engraving in red carnelian showing the winged goddess. Roman object dated to the 4th century CE; found in Veliko Gradište, in eastern Serbia. Currently, located in the local museum.
Roman theater in Amman (Jordan), a city which in ancient Rome was called Philadelphia. The theater was built during the reign of emperor Antoninus Pius (138-161 CE).
The governors of the Roman provinces had such power that they could use the subordinated territory in an absolute way. This situation took place practically throughout the entire period of the existence of the Roman state, but we have extensive knowledge especially about the first century BCE. Rarely then, there was a fair and reasonable administrator, the example of Cicero.
