Salvete Romanophiles! After a long hiatus from this blog series, we’re finally back with a new Ancient Everyday post! As my own birthday approaches, I thought it would be fun to explore this topic on the blog. So, we’re going to be taking a brief look at how they celebrated birthdays in ancient Rome! Let’s […]
Welcome back Readers and History-Lovers! Previously, in Part I of this two-part series on government in ancient Rome. we looked briefly at the popular assemblies which gave all male Roman citizens a measure of decision-making power when it came to their city and growing empire. If you missed that post, you can read it HERE. […]
Salvete Readers and History-Lovers! It’s been a while since our last blog on Religious Rites in Ancient Rome, and in that span of time a lot has happened abroad and at home. Despite the lingering presence of COVID-19 in many countries around the world, some have started to risk staged re-openings, including our beloved Greece […]
Salvete Readers and History-lovers! Happy New Year to all of you, and may this new decade bring you much love, joy, good health, and prosperity in all you do! I’ve been off for a couple of weeks after a full autumn of blogging, right up to threshold of 2020, but now it’s time to get […]
It has to be admitted that learning does take something away – as a file takes something from a rough surface, or a whetstone from a blunt edge, or age from wine – but it takes away faults, and the work that has been polished by literary skills is diminished only in so far as […]
Welcome back, Romanophiles! In part one of this two-part series on food and dining in ancient Rome, we looked at the various foods that would have appeared on the tables of average Romans and how this varied depending on economic status or geographical region. If you missed that post CLICK HERE to read it. This […]
Salvete history-lovers! The holiday season has begun for many of us whom Fortuna has blessed, and even if you might not be one for the orgy of buying and selling presents that usually occurs at this time of year, you no doubt think of food, drink, and friendly gatherings. And so, I thought it was […]
Salvete, history-lovers! Are you married? Are you divorced? Do you have children? Have you remarried? These questions are normal enough today, as they were in ancient Rome. Marriage and divorce were common in the ancient world. We’ve inherited them from our ancient ancestors, but with some tweaks to how they are perceived, their sanctity, and […]
Salvete, dear readers! I hope you’re all having a brilliant summer so far, or winter if you’re in the southern hemisphere! The extreme heat that’s been hitting much of the world has not by-passed Toronto either. The air has been thick and humid on several occasions, causing folks to drag their feet and stay indoors […]
Salvete Romanophiles! We’re back for a new Ancient Everyday post. If you missed the last one on coinage in the Roman world, you can check it out HERE. This week, we’re looking at pets in the Roman world, and let me tell you, this turned out to be a much bigger, more complex topic than […]