Rome began as a settlement in central Italy and eventually became the center of a political system that controlled territory around the Mediterranean and far beyond it. The history of Continue Reading →
Tag: Ancient Rome
Roman Sacred Forests: Why Did Romans Fear Them?
Why Did Ancient Romans Fear Certain Forests? Around 160 BCE, the Roman farmer Marcus Porcius Cato preserved a remarkably specific ritual for anyone who wanted to thin a sacred grove. Continue Reading →
Pompeii Frozen in Time: The Disaster of 79 AD
The Abandoned City Frozen in Time After a Sudden Disaster On the morning before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii was still a living Roman city. Shops were operating, builders Continue Reading →