Ancient Rome
Culture and History from 8th Century BC to the 4th Century AD.
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24th Jan 2022 - It is a common misconception in History, that the ''practice'' of Ancient Roman Nobles who ate to such great access, could go to a specialized Rooms d …
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31st Jul 2021 - The ''Lusus Troiae'' was an Ancient Roman equestrian (horsemanship) Event, which can be traced (in part), to the 6th Century BC (and perhaps older). T …
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31st Jul 2021 - In Ancient Rome, News was important. More so because Newspapers were many centuries away. So how did a (hopefully) literate Roman get His News? From t …
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31st Jul 2021 - ''Haruspex'' was a form of Ancient Roman Divination – by which a trained Priest or Priestess ''read'' the Future by discerning the entrails of s …
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31st Jul 2021 - The ''Balatro'' was the Ancient Roman equivalent to The ''Court Jester'' of the later Middle Ages. They could be ''hired'' to perform privately &ndash …
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31st Jul 2021 - The Pompa Circensis was a form of Procession (Celebration), which was similar to a modern parade. It was held only for official Government celebration …
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31st Jul 2021 - The Mamertines were a Force of Regional Italian Mercenaries, that existed in the 3rd Century BC. They were a hired Soldiers who worked for Agathocies, …
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31st Jul 2021 - Dating to perhaps the 1st Century BC, various versions of The Temple of Concord have existed within Rome. Dedicated to The Goddess Concordia (Reconcil …
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31st Jul 2021 - The Roman Legion known as ''Legio I Germanica'' was formed in 48 BC by Julius Cesar, as a ''Loyalist'' Force in His Civil War against Rebel German Pom …
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31st Jul 2021 - Although there were as many as (8) different ''Arches'' dedicated to The Emperor Augustus, the oldest is that which is located in Rome. It was commiss …
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31st Jul 2021 - The ''Paegniarius'' were a specialized form of Fighter that were actually not considered Gladiators. These ''Fighters'' were tasked with performing mi …
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31st Jul 2021 - Much as we have seen with The Ancient Roman Gladiator known as The Bestiarius (who were Gladiators trained to fight wild, captive animals to the death …