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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.
Childbirth in ancient times was a huge threat not only to the child, but also to the woman giving birth. Lack of proper sanitary conditions, infections or simply the lack of proper knowledge meant that childbirth was one of the most dangerous moments in a woman’s life.
The crisis of the Roman republic in the first century BCE largely resulted from the degeneration of Rome’s political life. The goal of individual politicians was not healing res publici and reforming the state, but private interests and climbing up the steps cursus honorum, and then be able to gain wealth.
Roman glass vessel – aryballos – with chain and stopper. Dated to the second half of the 1st century CE. The object was used to store oils and perfumes.
Venatio (plural venationes), literally “hunting”, it was a form of entertainment organized in Roman amphitheaters consisting of hunting and killing wild animals. Wild predators were brought to Rome from the depths of the Roman Empire and brought to the arena to the delight of spectators.
In 2019, in southern Turkey, while working on the land, gigantic mosaic was discovered. From the information provided, it appears that this is probably a bath complex, and one of the mosaics has an estimated size of 149 m2. The property is located in the ancient city of Antiochia ad Cragum. Today these are around the city of Gazipasa.
A fresco from Pompeii showing the kiss of a Roman couple. Above is the inscription: NOLO CUM MYRTALE, which can be translated as: “I don’t want to [do this] with Myrtale”. It can be concluded that the fresco is showing a kiss with a lover. The object dates to the 1st century CE. Currently, it is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.
The intensive expansion of the Roman state during the republic led to a marked increase in wealth in Rome. Mastering foreign territories and gaining new slave masses led to the enrichment of not only the state but also individual layers of society.
