Step back in time to Rome in 500 AD and discover the city’s ancient wonders. From grand architecture to daily life, see how ...

Life in Ancient Rome may seem glamorous through the lens of historical achievements, but beneath the grandeur was a world marked by disturbing customs, questionable hygiene, and gritty realities. From ...

An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all classes the chance to mingle, gossip and relax. They were viewed as fundamental to Roman civilization and an obvious ...

Private Life in Ancient Rome. By Harriet Waters Preston and Louise Dodge. May 1892 Issue. ... which rendered the “ daily round and common task ” of the older time particularly irksome.

When it comes to ancient education and literacy, the consensus is that most people in the ancient Roman world were illiterate. Those who could read and write were wealthy elites; it was only ...

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -Ancient Rome lasted 1,000 years, from 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. It grew for 500 years, ... These delightful surviving frescoes bring color to our image of daily life back then.

Discoveries at the Egyptian site of Berenike indicate they played a role in Rome’s trade with Indian settlements across the Indian Ocean, as well. These artifacts were not just an essential part of ...

Women are asking the men in their lives how often they think about ancient Rome. Their responses, posted online, can be startling in their frequency. By Callie Holtermann and Frank Rojas The Roman ...