Roman Empire Anecdotes
The Roman Obsession With Reputation
In ancient Rome, reputation was not just a matter of image. It shaped status, ambition, public life, and the constant fear of shame under the eyes of others.
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Not Evil by Default: How Romans (and Stoics) Judged Suicide
Romans spoke of voluntaria mors—“a voluntary death”—long before Europe coined the word “suicide.” From Cato at Utica to Seneca in a warm bath, and from battlefield honor to comic threat, the Roman world weighed self-killing through philosophy, law, and performance.
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How Assassinations Lit Rome’s Civil Wars: What Can Roman History Teach Us
Political murder rarely restores an old order; in Rome it rewired incentives, putting armies, money and short-term bargains above process. From Caesar’s Ides to the auction of 193, assassinations taught Romans to price power—and to expect violence to decide it.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Mistress of Rome: Servilia, Caesar, and the Politics of Passion
They whispered about her in marble halls—Servilia Caepionis, sister to Cato, mother to Brutus, lover to Caesar. The story of a woman whose silence echoed louder than a senator’s speech.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
What are The Ides of March and Why are they Important?
The day that Julius Caesar was assassinated has left its mark on history's face.
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How was the Roman Empire Formed?
The death of the Roman Republic, gave birth to the Roman Empire; an Empire that left an unparalleled legacy to the Western World.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Whispers on the Walls: Graffiti as a Voice of Ancient Rome
For tens of thousands of years, people have been leaving their marks on the walls. How was street art during the Empire perceived?
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Sallust: Details on the Historian of Roman Elite and the Republic’s Decline
Sallust, one of Rome’s earliest and most profound historians, offers an intense and critical perspective on the decline of the Roman Republic.
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Guarding the Word: Speech, Censorship, and Power in Ancient Rome
How were the Republic and the Empire treating freedom of speech? How did the emperors censor perceived threats?
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Was Divide and Conquer a Julius Caesar Invention, or Not?
Julius Caesar knew how to eliminate enemies and how to "read" military intelligence, two of his most important traits.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
The Laudatio Turiae, a 2,100 years old Love Letter
Laudatio Turiae ("In praise of Turia") is a tombstone engraved with a carved epitaph that is a husband's eulogy of his wife.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
The most Famous Roman Emperor Failed Assassination Attempts
The history of the Roman Empire is replete with assassination attempts, some of which failed and left intriguing tales of survival and intrigue.
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The Shadow of the Dagger: Assassinations of Roman Emperors
Throughout the Roman Empire's history, numerous emperors met their end not in battle or from natural causes but by the hands of assassins.