An example of how wealth and power in the ancient world were often built on the suffering...
Rome
Housing assistance in ancient Rome was not systematic, universal, or ideologically grounded in rights. By Matthew A....
Dead communicating with the living. By Dr. Mario ErasmoCultural HistorianProfessor and Head Undergraduate CoordinatorUniversity of Georgia Introduction...
The first of Gibbon’s multi-volume history was published in February 1776. Introduction The English historian Edward Gibbon...
The imperial system he designed endured in various forms for centuries. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Roman “news” was always more than information—it was power. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The Roman...
The Roman state recognized early that bureaucracy was necessary to sustain imperial control. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
Roman gaming boards spread throughout the ancient world, reaching as far as Scandinavia. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
Highly skilled enslaved individuals would be granted freedom and gain Roman citizenship while working professionally for their...
Roman medical practices, including surgery, were borrowed from the Greeks. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Examining Roman death rituals including funerals, cremations, and graves. By Dr. Mario ErasmoCultural HistorianProfessor and Head Undergraduate...
Ancient Romans didn’t measure time like us. By Meghan BartelsSenior News ReporterScientific American It’s the four or...
The dead represented as alive and the living (self) represented as dead. Introduction This living hand, now...
Remains of many Roman hypocausts have survived throughout Europe. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction A hypocaust...
The government conducted a census every five years. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Citizenship (civitas)...
People had the same fitness concerns some 2000 years ago. Introduction Many people today worry about how...
Cult actions can be spontaneous, improvised, and therefore unsystematic. Human actions may be divided into those that...
Portraits were a major element of Roman material culture. By Dr. Austen Leigh LaRoccaProfessor of Art HistoryUniversity...
The Frumentarii served as secret police and as an intelligence agency in ancient Rome. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew...
The Roman tax farming system was very profitable for the publicani. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
A boy’s rite of passage in ancient Rome. By Laura Kate C. McCormackClassicist and Historian Introduction A Roman boy’s...
Exploring ancient Roman markets and meals. By Dr. Douglas KenningInstructor of HistoryOsher Lifelong Learning ProgramsThe Fromm Institute...
How the deceased lived with the living. By Dr. Mario ErasmoCultural HistorianProfessor and Head Undergraduate CoordinatorUniversity of...
The concept of divine kingship validated their rule. By Dr. Rebecca DenovaEmeritus Professor of Early ChristianityUniversity of...
A loose approach to history. By Meilan SollySenior Associate Digital Editory, HistorySmithsonian Magazine Introduction To mark the...
He was a conservative – an Optimate – seedking control. Introduction In 88 BCE, Lucius Cornelius Sulla (138-78 BCE)...
Very few records survive of Romulus’s brief 10-month reign. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Romulus...
An informed understanding of The Federalist’s references to ancient Rome. By Louis J. Sirico, Jr., J.D.1Professor of...
Exploring the experience of poor, small-scale agriculturalists in ancient Rome. By Dr. Kim BowesProfessor of Classical StudiesUniversity...
It was a conduit to Western markets. By Patrick Scott SmithResearch Analyst, Writer, Independent Scholar Introduction Caesarea...