Roman economy – ancient Rome
The Roman economy: a Roman olive press mosaic (200-250 AD) now in St. Germain en Laye, France Farming in the Roman economy Most people in the Roman world were farmers. Some [...]
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Roman dining rooms – the triclinium
Poor people often ate their meals in bars or fast food restaurants. Here a barmaid brings a drink to two men sitting on chairs. The words show the men arguing about [...]
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Roman kitchens – houses in ancient Rome
Roman cooking braziers - Picture thanks to VROMA Did Roman houses even have kitchens? Poor Romans in the countryside most often lived with their whole family in one room of [...]
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Roman bedrooms – ancient Rome
Etruscan bed-frame (in the Vatican Museum, Rome) What did Roman beds look like? This is an Etruscan bed-frame. Roman bed-frames were pretty much the same. It would have had a mattress on [...]
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Domitian’s palace – Domus Flavia – Roman architecture
This is the facade, or front entrance, to Domitian's palace, the Domus Flavia Why did Domitian build the Domus Flavia? Vespasian, the first emperor of the Flavian Dynasty in Rome, had been [...]
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Baths of Caracalla – Roman architecture
Baths of Caracalla A good example of a Roman bath Roman emperors often built huge public bath buildings for the people of Rome to enjoy. The largest one, and one that also happens to [...]
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Joseph and Egypt – Bible stories
Joseph dreams and gets put in the well, then talks to Pharaoh (Egypt, 500s AD, cloth) Who was Isaac again? According to the Bible, Isaac was the son of Abraham and Sarah. Isaac [...]
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Great Persecution – History of Christianity
The Roman emperor Diocletian, who organized the Great Persecution of Christians. (This statue would have been painted and not white.) Diocletian's policies The Roman Emperor Diocletian came to power in 284 AD. Diocletian [...]
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History of slavery
Man beating a slave while another begs for mercy All ancient and medieval cultures had slaves. But some had more slaves than others. A slave is someone who is the [...]
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Quakers – Society of Friends – Religion
A Quaker wedding (1800s in England) In 1648 AD, some people in England felt unhappy with the way Puritan Christians were praying to God. So they started to do things their own way. [...]
