Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome
Pompeii, ancient city
The area of the ancient city Pompeii was firstly inhabited by the Neolithic population of the Campania who spoked Osci or Oscans language. The...
Ancient Rome
Rome and Carthage Compared
Rome and Carthage differed in many ways including social, cultural, religious, and military aspects yet the final Punic War determined which power would survive....
Ancient Rome
Ancient Roman Port-City Ostia
For almost six hundred years, the Roman port of Ostia served as the chief conduit of trade between Rome and the rest of the...
Ancient Rome
Claudius, Roman Emperor (41-54 AD)
Tiberius Claudius Drusus was born in Lugdunum (Lyon) in Gaul on August 1, 10 BC, according to historical sources, as the second son of...
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Ancient roman games as a killing machine for wild animals
The games in the Roman arenas were above all a huge killing and extermination machine for wild animals. It was not the gladiatorial fights,...
Ancient Rome
Circus Maximus in ancient Rome
The Circus Maximus was considered the largest and most famous circus complex in the ancient world. First and foremost, chariot races were held in...
Ancient Rome
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)
Cicero (philosopher, lawyer, statesman and rhetorician) was born 106 BC in Arpinum (now Arpino) in Lazio, a region that was also the home of...