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 Historical Facts
The Businesswomen of Ancient Rome
Roman women lent money, ran shops and workshops, owned productive property, took part in long-distance trade and managed agricultural estates. The surviving evidence reveals a much wider female presence in the Roman economy than the traditional image suggests.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
What It Took to Survive as a Roman Citizen
Life in ancient Rome depended on knowing how the city worked in practice. Class, family, clothing, housing, food, and patronage shaped survival in a society where hierarchy governed every aspect of daily life.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Convivium: How the Romans Turned Dinner into a Display of Power
They didn’t just dine—they performed. The Roman convivium was a spectacle of power, where food, posture, and even the furniture spoke volumes about wealth, status, and control. To eat was to assert who you were—and who you weren’t.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
The Food Culture of Ancient Rome: What did the Different Social Classes Eat?
The everyday diet of the ancient Mediterranean has been relatively understudied, particularly the cultural importance of various foods in the Greek and Roman worlds.