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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.
How to capture elephant?
Claudius Aelianus, a Roman writer, states that Indians had difficulty with catching an adult elephant. That’s why they went to the swamp and there they caught small baby elephants. The favorite place of staying elephants are boggy and wet areas, where the water is galore. As they prefer to spend time in such areas, you can call the elephant a swamp animal.
People are grasping baby elephants yet gentle and meek, then they take care of them, satisfing their appetites and care for their physical condition, they use caressing expressions (elephants understand the speech of the natives). In a word – they nurse them like children and nurture, while teaching various fields. And small elephants obey them.
Epicureans expelled from Rome
The Romans expelled Alcæus and Philiscus out of the City, because they taught the young men many dishonest pleasures.
Roman bronze bracelet
Roman bronze bracelet. Object dated back to 3rd-4th century CE, was found in a grave at necropolis at ancient Viminacium, Roman town located near Kostolac, eastern Serbia.
Most handsome Greek and Roman
Claudius Aelianus, a Roman writer, reports that, according to the ancient, one of the most handsome Greeks was Alcibiades and among the Romans Scipio. However, we do not know which Scipio was it about: Elder or Younger.
Marines in Rome?
Warner Bros bought the rights to create the film based on a comment by the user of the service Reddit – James Erwin – about American soldiers transferred to the times of ancient Rome. The film is supposed to tell a fictional story of the United States Expedition Unit, which was somehow transferred to the time of ancient Rome. The exact plot, however, is not known, because Warner Bros reserved production rights and announced the desire to create a film work. For this purpose, the cast is reportedly being completed.
Roman gold and blue glass earring
Roman gold and blue glass earring, dated back to 2nd-3rd century CE.
