Curiosities of ancient Rome (Society)
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Home amenities in ancient Rome
Roman mosaics, frescoes and written documents tell a lot about how the Romans lived daily. The wealthy lived comfortably in magnificent homes, ate exquisite food, wore beautiful clothes, and had slaves to serve them. Life was hard for the poor. ... Read more
Voting in ancient Rome
From the beginning of Roman statehood, various types of population gatherings played a huge role. They had different names – tribe committees, centurial committees, and curial committees. Their shape and competencies have evolved, so I do not want to go ... Read more
Law and society of ancient Rome
Many legal systems in the world today, such as the French legal system, are based on Roman law. Law and order were essential to the governance of the Roman Empire; there were many laws and many ways to interpret them. ... Read more
What was it like to live in ancient Rome? Cities and roads – heritage of antiquity
Roman cities were carefully planned, built on a grid of streets intersecting at right angles. The Romans borrowed this idea from the Greeks. Streets divided the city into quarters, just like in some modern cities, such as New York. A ... Read more
Slaves in Rome
The prevailing view is that slavery is one of the darkest sides of Roman civilization. From our perspective, this is a reasonable opinion, but on the other hand, it must be remembered that slavery was a common phenomenon at that ... Read more
Beards in ancient Rome
In ancient Greece, the main type of beard was a lush full beard. In Sparta, this is a complicated issue. Spartans are generally said to have had beards without mustaches. However, every depiction in art does not support this except ... Read more
Dowry hunters in Roman Empire
Surely some of us have heard of a situation where someone married someone to take over his property. It turns out that such a wicked way of getting rich was practiced long ago, in ancient Rome. Men who commit such ... Read more
Shops of ancient Romans
What is a store and what is done in it probably everyone knows. It may come as a surprise to some that shops already existed in ancient Rome. Roman shops, which were called tabernae1, were largely family businesses where the ... Read more
Travel cart
It may come as a surprise to many that the Romans ran cart rentals, but it’s true!1 Coach houses where you could rent a car were located mainly near the city gates, and the centers were closed to all vehicles ... Read more
What were homosexual practices like in ancient Rome?
What did homosexual practices look like in ancient Rome? What were their social and cultural contexts? Did gay men from lower classes have any opportunities to fulfill their desires? In ancient Rome, homosexuality was widely accepted and practiced, but only ... Read more
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