Roman Empire Historical Facts
Saturnalia: The Roman Festival that Inspired the Spirit of Christmas
Was Saturnalia of the ancient Romans what Christmas is for us today? The two have a lot in common. How was Saturnalia celebrated?
Christina Athanasiou
A prolific writer from the ancient Greek city of Chalkis, Christina loves Ancient Greek and Roman Empire's tales of gods and mortals. Currently finds inspiration from Ancient Roman monuments in Lisbon
Roman Empire Anecdotes
The Story Rome Wanted to Hear
In an age exhausted by civil war, Rome did not want debate—it wanted certainty. Velleius Paterculus offered a history that moved fast, closed wounds, and presented the new order not as rupture, but as recovery.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
What Romans Used More Than Stone
Stone built Rome’s image, but leather sustained its daily life. From tanneries and shoemakers to soldiers on the frontier, this invisible material economy supported movement, labor, and power across the Empire.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
A History Written to Be Believed
Not every account of the past aims to preserve memory alone. Some are crafted to impose order, meaning, and authority on events that resist easy explanation.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Rome’s Greatest Name You Rarely Hear
Power does not always announce itself. Sometimes it works quietly, close to the center of events, shaping outcomes while leaving few traces behind
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Gladiatrix: Scent of a Woman, in the Arena
Female gladiators, known as "gladiatrices," were a relatively rare phenomenon in ancient Rome compared to their male counterparts, but they did exist and played a significant role in the spectacle of gladiatorial combat.
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Flavors Rome Never Forgot
Across kitchens, workshops, and banquet halls, traces of a forgotten craft linger in scattered texts and quiet archaeological clues. What survives hints at small pleasures once woven into daily life, shaped by custom, technique, and the rhythms of the ancient table.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
What Romans Carried on Their Hands Meant More Than We Think
Some stories survive not through monuments or manuscripts, but through objects so small they could be hidden in a closed hand—yet they carried entire lives upon them.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
The Empire Below the Surface
Among the overlooked features of Roman daily life were elements that carried a weight out of proportion to their silence, linking distant landscapes through routines repeated year after year.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Behind Rome’s Prosperity: A Guide Not a Myth
Some of Rome’s most enduring lessons were not carved in stone but preserved in quieter forms, where method speaks softly and the world behind the empire comes into view.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
The Ancient Blueprint Behind Every Modern Stadium
What survives now is only the emptiness of a vast space, yet it carries the weight of a city’s anticipation and the memory of its most restless hours.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
A Roman’s Manual for Survival
What if one man, standing at the twilight of Rome, believed that the fate of peace depended on the art of war? His words, written more than 1,500 years ago, became the backbone of medieval strategy and echoed in the training grounds of emperors and knights alike.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Unlike Other Civilizations, the Romans Used These Methods to Cope With Winter Cold
By using from simple to ingenious techniques, Romans managed to keep warm during the winter months.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Quintilian: A Theory of Education that Left its Mark from Antiquity Onwards
From Spain’s quiet frontier to Domitian’s court, Quintilian shaped Rome’s moral voice. His Institutio Oratoria united eloquence and virtue, teaching that only the good man can truly speak well.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Aelian: The Roman Who Wrote in Greek
Aelian, the Roman who wrote in Greek, turned away from the noise of empire to preserve its memory in prose. His Varia Historia and On the Nature of Animals gather fragments of wisdom and wonder, binding moral reflection to the art of remembrance.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
The Plague of Justinian: When Death Came to Constantinople
When death arrived by sea, Constantinople fell silent. Streets filled with the dead, incense rose over empty markets, and even the emperor took to his bed. The first pandemic of recorded history began with prayer—and an empire waiting for an answer.