Roman Empire Anecdotes
How a Roman Emperor Answered His Mail
Roman emperors received petitions, reports, legal questions and requests from across the Empire. Here is how that imperial correspondence actually worked.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Nannies of the Empire: The Wet Nurses Who Raised Roman Children
Roman wet nurses did far more than feed infants. They could shape a child’s speech, habits and earliest education, while sometimes remaining part of their lives for decades.
Roman Empire News
Annion and the Family Tombs of Roman-Era Chersonesus
A young woman’s probable identification connects human remains with a named family memorial in the cemetery outside Chersonesus.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Dionysius of Halicarnassus: The Greek who Flourished during Roman Times
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 Anecdotes
Aulus Gellius: The Roman Who Wrote Down Everything He Found Interesting
Aulus Gellius filled the Attic Nights with notes on books, conversations, language, philosophy, law and the curious details he wanted to remember.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Roman Astronomers: The Men Who Studied the Stars in Ancient Rome
Roman astronomy was shaped by soldiers, statesmen, poets and natural philosophers who studied eclipses, stars, planets, calendars and comets.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
How Did Romans Do Math?
How Romans handled arithmetic without modern numerals, from finger reckoning and abaci to fractions, interest, multiplication, division and engineering calculations.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
2026 August Full Moon is coming. How did Romans “see” the Moon?
The moon's influence was acknowledged and respected in various aspects of Roman life.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Marcus Agrippa: The Napoleon of Ancient Rome
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 Anecdotes
Exile in Ancient Rome: What Happened When Rome Sent You Away
Exile in ancient Rome could mean escape, punishment, isolation or political survival. From Cicero to Ovid, Seneca and imperial prisoners, Roman exile took many forms.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Diodorus Siculus: The Historian Who Tried to Write the History of the World
Diodorus Siculus attempted to gather the history of the inhabited world into one vast work, preserving material from many sources that later disappeared.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
The Cities Rome Punished: What Happened When Communities Defied the Republic
Capua, Carthage and Corinth defied Rome but did not receive the same punishment. Their different fates reveal how the Republic treated defeated cities.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Rome’s Client Kings: How the Empire Ruled Without Annexing
Rome often governed through allied kings rather than annexing their territories. The reigns of Massinissa, Deiotarus, and Herod show how this system operated.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Roman Astronomy: How did Romans See the Planets
Astronomy and astrology in the Roman Empire times were almost identical. People turned to the planets to decide their next moves and to organize their lives.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Did Ancient Romans Exercise to Keep Fit?
The idea that exercise and physical activity are beneficial is not a recent discovery; it has been recognized and practiced for thousands of years.
Opinion
On the Horns of Revolutionary Change
Governments often collapse without producing genuine systemic change. Drawing parallels between ancient Greece, Rome and the modern world, this opinion examines bureaucracy, competing powers, political elites, national debt and the uncertain future of the global order.