Why did the Romans want the republic to have two consuls rather than one? So they didn’t have to rely on one ruler to make all the decisions. … He became the only consul and dictator for life. He ruled with great power & made many important government reforms. WhenRead More →
The Greeks, for instance, had Zeus and the Roman counterpart was Jupiter. … Both were considered King of the Gods and held the power of lightning. Hera was the Greek’s goddess of marriage, while the Romans had Juno. Is Zeus Greek or Roman? Zeus, in ancient Greek religion, chief deityRead More →
The main purpose of the baths was a way for the Romans to get clean. Most Romans living in the city tried to get to the baths every day to clean up. They would get clean by putting oil on their skin and then scraping it off with a metalRead More →
The epistle was addressed to the Christian church at Rome, whose congregation Paul hoped to visit for the first time on his way to Spain. When was the letter to the Romans written? (Wikimedia Commons) The longest and last written of Paul’s authentic epistles (written around 57 or 58 CE),Read More →
Pliny the Elder (AD 23-79), one of the great historians of the Roman Empire, described the mad rush of spectators into arenas to drink the blood of fallen gladiators. Centuries later, Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499) similarly promoted drinking young blood as a means for the elderly to regain their youthful vigor.Read More →
Gladiators customarily kept their prize money and any gifts they received, and these could be substantial. Tiberius offered several retired gladiators 100,000 sesterces each to return to the arena. Nero gave the gladiator Spiculus property and residence “equal to those of men who had celebrated triumphs.” What did gladiators fightRead More →
Sol Invictus (Classical Latin: , “Unconquered Sun”) was long considered to be the official sun god of the later Roman Empire. What is Mitra? Mitra (Sanskrit Mitrá) is a divinity of Indic culture, whose function changed with time. … In the late Vedic texts and the Brahmanas, Mitra is increasinglyRead More →