Curiosities of ancient Rome (Unknown facts)
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Words in ancient Rome
How did ancient Romans speak? According to scholars, there is no unequivocal answer to this question. The Latin language has changed a lot during the course of centuries. Linguists believe that the ancient pronunciation may have been very different from ... Read more
Senatus consultum ultimum
Senatus consultum ultimum1, or “final decree of the Senate”, was an extraordinary resolution adopted by the Roman Senate in the event of a significant threat to the state. This term took shape during the late republic and was intended to ... Read more
Messages on missiles to sling
In the vicinity of the current city of Perugia (central Italy) and the centre itself, numerous missiles up to These little lead nuggets gave us information about what the psychological fight was like in ancient times. In 41 BCE Lucius ... Read more
Attempt to curb governors’ offences
Ancient Romans after they conquered in the second century BCE a large part of the Mediterranean, they had to learn to rule the conquered peoples. Often, however, governors used their offices to exploit the inhabitants and generate their wealth. The ... Read more
Regulating huge amounts
In ancient Rome, giant and expensive properties were often bought. The question we still don’t know the answer to is how huge amounts were settled. A great example is 62 BCE, when Cicero bought a huge and extremely expensive house ... Read more
At what age marriages took place in ancient Rome?
Nowadays, the wedding of a young girl at the age of 16 is a big surprise. It is often believed that the girl is not just ready mentally, and not when physically for a lasting and legal relationship. In ancient ... Read more
Quintus and Pomponia – hard relationship
Marriage quarrels and mismatches between spouses is not a problem only in modern times. Proof of this can be a marriage from a close family circle Cicero. Certainly, one of the more pathetic marriages in Rome about which information has ... Read more
Roman death masks
Aristocratic families kept in the atrium, in their homes, death masks of their ancestors. Such masks were worn during funerals. In 78 BCE during Sulla’s funeral, apparently, about six thousand such masks took part in the march and funeral ceremony. ... Read more
Ludus latrunculorum – Roman game of rogues
Ludus latrunculorum (also called latrunculi or latrones or milites) was a Roman board game that was extremely popular. Most likely, two players took part in the game. The term latrunculi literally means “rogues” or “robbers”; therefore, the game can be ... Read more
Plans to create provinces: Marcomania and Sarmatia
Marcomannic Wars were fights in the years 166-180 CE between the Roman Empire and hostile barbarous tribes: the Quadi, the Iazyges and Marcomanni. According to the “Historia Augusta” account, Marcus Aurelius was ultimately seeking to create two new Roman provinces: ... Read more
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