Romans

4 09, 2017

Ancient Roman people – who lived in the Roman Empire?

By |2018-04-25T10:24:36-07:00September 4th, 2017|People, Romans|Comments Off on Ancient Roman people – who lived in the Roman Empire?

A barmaid brings a drink to two men sitting on chairs. The words show the men arguing about whose drink it is. (Caupona of Salvius, Pompeii, 79 AD) The Roman Empire was so [...]

4 09, 2017

Roman insulae – apartments – Roman architecture

By |2019-09-21T11:39:59-07:00September 4th, 2017|Romans|Comments Off on Roman insulae – apartments – Roman architecture

Insulae at Ostia (can you see where the wooden balconies would have been?) Roman apartment buildings In big cities, most Romans lived in apartment buildings we call insulae (IN-sue-lie), or [...]

4 09, 2017

Roman family – children and households in ancient Rome

By |2019-06-04T06:23:09-07:00September 4th, 2017|People, Romans|Comments Off on Roman family – children and households in ancient Rome

A Roman family on a tombstone Roman definitions of family The Roman idea of family included not just a husband and wife and their children, but also the people they enslaved [...]

4 09, 2017

Pliny the Younger and his Letters – Roman history

By |2017-09-04T08:27:09-07:00September 4th, 2017|History, Literature, Romans|Comments Off on Pliny the Younger and his Letters – Roman history

Forum of Pompeii Pliny the Younger was the nephew of Pliny the Elder. He was a teenager visiting his uncle near Pompeii when his uncle died in the eruption. Pliny the Younger, however, did [...]

4 09, 2017

Tacitus – Roman historian – ancient Rome

By |2017-09-04T08:11:49-07:00September 4th, 2017|History, Literature, Romans|Comments Off on Tacitus – Roman historian – ancient Rome

The tombstone of Tacitus Tacitus' work is as well known for his skill in writing history as it is for the value of the facts he presents. His beautiful and [...]

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