Curiosities of ancient Rome (Unknown facts)
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Areas of Poland in times of Romans
How, tribes living in ancient times on current Polish territory, described Publius Cornelius Tacitus in De origine et situ Germanorum? Here Suebia ends. I do not know whether to class the tribes of the Peucini, Venedi, and Fenni with the ... Read more
Emperor’s speech to assembled soldiers
Adlocutio was the emperor’s speech to the assembled soldiers. In general, the ruler directed them to soldiers before the commencement of the war campaign, during a visit or on another particularly important occasion. Adlocutio can be seen only on numismatic ... Read more
Roman toys
Roman toys that children played with were called crepundia. There were popular rag, clay or wax dolls, wooden horses on wheels. Naturally, the children also had their plays – however there are no records in the sources. Perhaps, however, there ... Read more
Freedom of expression during reign of emperor Aurelius
Under the reign of emperor Marcus Aurelius, there was unprecedented freedom of expression for those times. It was a phenomenon in history. For example, comedian writer Marullus allowed himself to criticize the authorities without any consequences. The emperor was open ... Read more
Death of Britannicus
Britannicus, a son of the emperor Claudius after his father’s death (he was poisoned by the mother of Nero with a dish of mushrooms) was a big threat to Nero, a half brother. Nero, embracing the purple, was afraid that ... Read more
Roman fashion
According to Roman fashion, feasts were organized in the so-called triclinium. In the middle of the room, the table was set up, and the sofas around it, leaving one side “unmarked” (something like a horseshoe was created). Triclinia could have ... Read more
Map showing growth of Roman Empire
A very interesting map showing the growth of the Roman Empire from the beginning of the Republic till the crisis of the 3rd century CE. We can see when the areas were joined to the Roman state and as a ... Read more
Impurities on Roman streets
The picture shows stone blocks in Pompeii. They made it possible for residents not to get dirty and not to walk on the lower level of the road, where all impurities accumulated. Often the Romans poured out all impurities on ... Read more
Roman associations
In ancient Rome operated colleges (collegia), gathering employees of the same branch of trade. These types of associations were created either on the initiative of the Senate or independently. What’s more, there were also religious associations. Under Roman law, only ... Read more
Cicero, etymology of names and philosophy of “to have or to be”
Cicero, etymology of names and philosophy of “to have or to be”: But Jupiter himself — the name means ‘the helping father,’ whom with a change of inflexion we style Jove, from iuvare ‘to help’; the poets call him ‘father ... Read more
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