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Culture of ancient Rome
- Marriage in ancient RomeMarriage in ancient Rome was called conubium, and it shaped nearly every dimension of Roman life, from the inheritance of property to the survival of the…
- Roman calendarThe Roman calendar did not begin with Julius Caesar. It began, according to Roman legend, with Romulus - the city's mythical founder - and it had already…
- Culture of ancient RomeThe culture of ancient Rome stretched across nearly 1,200 years of history and at its peak reached from what is now Lowland Scotland and Morocco all the way…
- Munera (ancient Rome)Munera, the Latin word meaning "duty" and "obligation," sat at the very center of Roman public life for centuries. To be wealthy in Rome was to owe something…
- Romanization (cultural)Romanization transformed the ancient world not through brute erasure, but through a quieter pressure. The subject here is cultural Romanization: the process…
- Parallel LivesParallel Lives began with a declaration that surprised many readers: "For it is not Histories that I am writing, but Lives." Plutarch, a Greco-Roman…
- Ludus (ancient Rome)Ludus was a single Latin word that carried three entirely different lives in ancient Rome: a school for children, a training ground for gladiators, and a…
- Ancient Roman architectureAncient Roman architecture began its distinctive journey in 509 BC with the founding of the Roman Republic, yet the buildings that would define it for…
- GladiatorA gladiator was an armed combatant who fought for the entertainment of Roman crowds. They faced other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals in…
- Roman gardensRoman gardens reached their peak between 150 BC and 350 AD, shaping how people across Europe and beyond thought about green space, beauty, and the boundary…