Alongside such achievements as the aqueducts and roman numerals, the ancient people of what is now Italy made some noteworthy progress in the field of fun. In other words, they knew how to party. The ...

In ancient Rome, there were laws against kitchens. Deemed a fire hazard, kitchens also ate up valuable space in densely packed city apartments. So city dwellers often grabbed fast food — a snack or ...

Society and culture in Roman Britain. A short animated film for 7 to 11 year olds exploring Roman society and culture in ...

Standing in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago. Today, the bare shell of what was one of Rome's ...

The ancient Romans lived in smelly cities. We know this from archaeological evidence found at the best-preserved sites of Roman Italy — Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia and Rome — as well as from ...

Pompeii, House of the Golden Bracelet, Garden Scene, 1st century BC - 1st century AD. Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei, Ufficio Scavi, Pompei, Photography ⓒ Luciano ...

The cultural and scientific revolutions that define the Renaissance were kickstarted in large part by Europe’s rediscovery of lost Roman sculpture. Inspiring the likes of Raphael, Donatello, ...

Why were conquered populations from northern Britain to the Middle East such willing adopters of Roman ways? Did the process work both ways and were there dissenters? How did the Romans maintain ...