News of the world as seen through the eyes of Ancient Rome.

Rome remembered

by | May 27, 2024 | Uncategorized

Roman public latrines looked much like their Greek predecessors: rooms lined with stone or wooden bench seats positioned over a sewer. A tool called a tersorium was “used to clean the buttocks after defecation.” Imagine a loofah, but made of fresh sea sponge, attached...

ROME still resonates today….

by | May 27, 2024 | Uncategorized

This is a picture of a man who is about to be executed using the execution device called the garrote. The garrote is an execution device that is documented to have been used in the first century BC Rome. This torture method found its way into modern history. The...

Rome continues to be remembered TODAY

by | May 24, 2024 | Uncategorized

The year 46 BCE was the longest year in history, at 445 days. In the first century BCE, Rome’s calendar was a mess. The timekeeping system was first instituted around 700 BCE (back when Rome had kings), and from the start, the calendar had some issues. The year was...