Curiosities of ancient Rome (Unknown facts)
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BT KN’NYM – Punic house
The most important building for any civilization, culture or family is undoubtedly the house. Whether it is a snow refuge in the polar regions or tents in African deserts, the house always serves the same function for its users, and ... Read more
Cataloghi regionari – buildings in Rome in 4th century CE
Cataloghi regionari, also called simply regionari, is a preserved document devoted to the development of Rome in the 4th century CE. Thanks to the document, we can find out how many and what kind of buildings could be found in ... Read more
Carnifex – executioner in ancient Rome
In ancient Rome, there was an office of a public executioner (carnifex), which carried out the execution and supervised the torture of slaves and foreigners. Carnifex, because of his scandalous profession, operated outside the city limits in a place known ... Read more
Celts and chariots
The oldest Praceltic name for a war chariot recorded among the Gauls by older ancient Greek authors is reda – a word with a very ancient Proto-Indo-European lineage- a similar one exists in the language of which the Protaindoarian Vedas ... Read more
Celtic resistance against Caesar
A special role in inciting resistance against the Romans was played by the extraordinary authority of the supernatural “intellectual elite” of the Celts – a network of centres bringing together the Celtic priesthood, a huge confraternity of druids, extending on ... Read more
Alectriomancy – fortune-telling with chickens
Romans, as a nation famous for their godly fear already in ancient times, tried to run the state as often as possible in accordance with the will of the gods read through the signs of omens. Quirites respected birds very ... Read more
Roman military diploma
A military diploma is the modern name of Roman documents confirming the release from the army and the granting of Roman citizenship to a veteran of auxiliary units by the emperor. It existed as a reward for faithful service. The ... Read more
Fossa Neronis – channel of Nero between Puteoli and Rome
During the reign of Nero (54-68 CE), a plan appeared to dig a 257 km long water canal from Lake Avernus, near Puteoli (Pozzuoli), to the vicinity of Rome. The idea was to secure grain supplies to the capital, as ... Read more
Laudatio Iuliae amitae – Caesar’s funeral speech in honor of deceased aunt Julia
Laudatio Iuliae amitae was a funeral speech given by Julius Caesar in 68 BCE in honour of his deceased aunt Julia (wife of Gaius Marius). The beginning of Caesar’s laudation (laudatio funebris) was preserved in the work of Suetonius, in ... Read more
Parricidia
Parricidia, was one of the most serious crimes in Roman criminal law. The term was used to refer to the killing of relatives. This act was penalized in the Cornelian Act on Killers and Poisoners, and then more broadly in ... Read more
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