A legend is a story about a person who did something heroic. It is not based on fact nor can it be said to be the truth. Roman children were told the following legend about how the city of Rome was built. Romulus and Remus Romulus and Remus were twin brothers. Their father was Mars...
What were gladiators? Were people really thrown to the lions? What did Romans learn at school? Find out in this entertaining look at the Romans. Packed full of fun, facts and illustrations showing everyday life in ancient Rome, this newly updated Internet-linked book has all the answers....
Elevators existed as far back as ancient Rome; Archimedes was building them in 336 B.C., and gladiators and animals rode lifts to the Roman Coliseum arena by A.D. 80. Of course, those early "elevators" weren't enclosed cars. They were simple platforms and hoists, typically used to perfo...
Roman gladiators: Gladiatorial schools in ancient Roman were for commercial use, which consisted of slaves caught from wars, criminals, bankrupts or poeple addicted to bloodshed. There was a strick hierarchy in those schools. Women caught in wars were put in arenas and asked to kill others in ...
"There aren't any boards for the pretty drop pass or the breakaway goal. Rome doesn't change. Rome loves the gladiators."Are we Rome? I should have read the book. Needing a change of scenery, I leave my seat, turn a corner, head down into a stadium tunnel. I'm below the ...
Rome did not respond to Spartacus' growing force seriously. At the time of his breakout, the Republic's military was fighting in Spain, southeast Europe and Crete. Furthermore, a group of escaped slaves were not seen as posing a serious challenge to Roman soldiers. The Romans despatched a ...
Who fought in the Colosseum?The Purpose of the Colosseum:The Colosseum is an amphitheater which served in ancient Rome as a public gathering place wherein people watched games and spectacles put on by the emperor and the Senate. These spectacles were loved by the Roman public and thus served ...
My first impression of Rome was perhaps not the most favourable. We caught a shuttle to the Termini main station and walked, from there, to our accommodation off of Piazza Vittorio. Within five minutes of disembarking, I had seen three rats, a lot of rubbish and there was a pervasive smel...
The ancient Romanslearned the arch from the Etruscans, refined it and were the first builders in Europe to tap its full potential for above ground buildings: The Romans were the first builders in Europe, perhaps the first in the world, to fully appreciate the advantages of the arch, the vau...
The citizens of Rome were on welfare. They were given free food. Those who lived at the expense of the public treasury were more numerous than those who paid into it. To the taxpaying Romans, tax collectors were more terrible than the enemy. ...