36. Roman Citizens wore togas, but it was forbidden for slaves and foreigners And finally, the last of the main interesting facts Rome has to offer; about clothes! The Toga is the cloth usually associated with Ancient Rome. It’s a simple cloth, draped over the body, and you will see ...
One of the cutest facts about Rome that may surprise you is that it’s a city full of cats: you can find them anywhere and everywhere climbing, sleeping and just being cats. Also, there is a reason for that; there is a strict law that protects them and their freedom to enjoy the ci...
No, the first millionaire person was not a Roman ( probably some Egyptian pharaoh); what I mean is that Rome was the first city to have more than a million citizens. As far as facts about Rome goes, this one is not 100% confirmed, but plenty of historians believe theEternal Citywas t...
it was quite influential in ancient times. Having been abrogated by Rome in the second century BC, Greece became an integral part of the Roman Empire with their language
In Luke 21:24, Jesus says that Jerusalem would be destroyed and that the Jews would be taken as captives to all the nations. When the Romans destroyed the city in 70 AD and again 135 AD, many Jews were taken as captives and slaves to different parts of the Roman Empire. Subsequent per...
10. The Colosseum Was Built by 60,000 Jewish Slaves Situated on the eastern side of the Roman Forum, the enormous stone amphitheater known as the Colosseum was built around 70 to 72 AD by Emperor Vespasian of the Flavian dynasty as a gift to theRomanpeople. In 80 AD, Vesp...
The name 'France' comes from the Franks, a Germanic tribe that settled in the Western Roman Empire from the 2nd century, then took over most of Gaul after the collapse of the empire (seeHistory of the Franks). The French state is one of the oldest in Europe; it was founded in 843,...
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(along with the Poles). Yet, Ireland was the last Western European country to adopt Catholicism. Until the 15th century the Irish belonged to the Celtic Church, and mass was universally given in Gaelic, not Latin (as was the norm then). Ironically the Irish joined the Roman Catholic Church...
Facts ancient Rome: the vomiting Interesting Rome facts #5 Only Free Men Were Allowed to Wear Togas in Ancient Rome One of the facts of ancient Rome is that you had to be a Roman citizen in order to wear a toga in Rome. You see, Romans had slaves and those slaves needed to be diff...