Quatr.us experts wrote all of these simple, free articles. Click on any link to read the full article.
Just beginning work on ancient Rome? Read the basic Roman history article, or start at the beginning with the Etruscans and the foundation of the Roman Republic. Doing homework or writing a paper? See our articles on the wars between Carthage and Rome, on Caligula, on Constantine, the first Christian emperor, and on the fall of Rome. For Roman daily life, check out our articles on Roman food, clothing, games, and schools.
Looking for something more specific? Quatr.us Study Guides also includes articles on Agrippina the Younger, gladiators, the Roman economy, Roman kitchens, charcoal, sewing needles, the invention of knitting, Trajan’s Markets, and much more!
Roman History
- Stone Age Italy
- Bronze Age Italy
- Who were the Etruscans?
- Early Republic
- Roman Republic
- First Punic War – Carthage and Rome
- Second Punic War
- Third Punic War
- Late Republic
- Julio-Claudian Emperors
- Tiberius
- Caligula
- Claudius
- Agrippina the Younger
- Year of Four Emperors
- Flavians – Vespasian, Titus, Domitian
- Five Good Emperors
- Severans
- Julia Maesa
- Crisis
- Diocletian and the tetrarchy
- Constantine
- Constantius and Julian
- Theodosius
- Fall of Rome
Roman Daily Life
- Food in the Roman Empire
- Mediterranean food
- Wheat
- Wine
- Wine-making and wine presses
- Olive oil
- Figs
- A famine food: chestnuts
- Roman silverware and dishes
- Etruscan pottery
- Roman Pottery
- Music in the Roman Empire
- Malaria
- Dysentery
- Smallpox
- Clothing in the Roman Empire
- Did the Romans use makeup?
- Roman Houses
- Apartment buildings
- Cubicula – Roman bedrooms
- Triclinia – the dining room
- Kitchens in Roman houses
- Roman Families
- Women in ancient Rome – gender and power
- Roman Schools and home schooling
- Restaurants and fast food
- Roman Games
- Gladiators
- Circuses and chariot-racing
- Roman Environment
Roman Science
- Ptolemy – maps and astronomy
- Sailing – the lateen sail
- Sewage
- Aqueducts
- Galen and Roman medicine
- Roman Numerals
- Blown Glass
- Concrete
- Charcoal
- Sewing and steel needles
- The invention of knitting
Roman Government and Economy
- The Roman economy
- Slavery in ancient Rome
- Freedmen
- Fishing
- Republican government
- Hellenistic and Roman government in Greece
- Government under the Roman Empire
- Egypt under Roman rule
- Roman wars
- How the Roman army was organized
Roman Architecture
- Who invented the arch?
- Amphitheaters
- Colosseum
- What is a vomitorium?
- Basilicas
- Basilica of Maxentius
- Baths
- Baths of Caracalla
- Emperors’ Palace
- Etruscan Architecture
- Cerveteri – Etruscan tombs
- Forums
- Golden House of Nero
- Senate House – the Curia
- Republican temples
- Temple of Castor and Pollux
- Pantheon
- What is a dome?
- Trajan’s Markets
- Marble
- Travertine
- Tufa
- What is a barrel vault?
Roman Philosophy
Roman Literature
- Plautus
- Terence
- Polybius
- Livy
- Virgil
- Sulpicia
- Ovid
- Philemon and Baucis
- Echo and Narcissus
- Seneca
- Pliny the Elder
- Suetonius
- Tacitus
- Pliny the Younger
Ancient Rome Projects
- Gladiator Project
- Colosseum Project
- Build a Roman arch
- Ancient Rome Bingo Game
- Roman Weapons
- Visit Rome with Kids
- Visit Italy with Kids
Roman Art
- Etruscan art
- Ara Pacis – Augustus’ altar of peace
- Arch of Titus
- Trajan’s column
- Column of Marcus Aurelius
- Arch of Septimius Severus
- Arch of Constantine
- Mosaic floors
Roman Religion
- Roman sacrifice
- Castor and Pollux
- Juno – a Roman goddess
- Who was Jupiter?
- Minerva
- Mars, the god of war
- Venus, the goddess of love
- Roman Imperial Cult
- Lupercalia – a Roman festival in February
- The end of sacrifice
Judaism
- First Jewish Revolt
- Second Jewish Revolt
- Romans, Christians, and Jews
- What is the Talmud?
- What is a rabbi?
- Synagogues
Christianity
- Who was John the Baptist?
- What is baptism?
- All about Jesus
- Apostles
- Communion
- Paul and early Christianity
- Nero and the Great Fire of Rome
- Domitian and the Christians
- Montanus – an early Christian heresy
- Pliny, Trajan, and the Christians
- Cyprian and the Decian persecution
- What are bishops?
- Excommunication
- Peace for a while
- Diocletian and the Great Persecution
- Manichaeans
- Nestorians
- Constantine becomes a Christian
- What is a Chi-Rho symbol?
- Donatists
- Arians
- Ambrose of Milan
- Augustine of Hippo
Ancient Greece
Ancient Egypt
Or more about ancient China
Bibliography and further reading about Ancient Rome: