Greetings ancient history lovers! It’s been a while since the last Ancient Everyday blog post. If you missed the last one on Roman oil lamps, you can read it HERE. Today we’re going to take a brief look at coinage in Ancient Rome from it’s inception to the early Imperial period and reforms of Emperor […]
Salvete, dear readers! My power went out the other night, and I found myself in darkness for a time but for the cold blue light of my phone. Oddly enough, this made me think of another Ancient Everyday to share with you! Lighting is something that we certainly take for granted today. We flick a […]
I had an urge this week to write about doing laundry in ancient Rome. Why? Because our laundry machine broke down and we are waiting to get it repaired. As with many things, history geek that I am, it reminded me of ancient history. When I need to clean some piece of clothing without a […]
Hi everyone! Today we have the fourth and final part in our Ancient Everyday blog series on Time in the Roman World. I hope you’ve enjoyed all the posts thus far, and that you’ve learned a little something with regards to how the Romans tracked the years, developed the calendar, and numbered and named the […]
Salve readers! We’re back in the Roman world for the third part in this mini Ancient Everyday blog series about, you guessed it: Time. In the last two posts, we looked at how Romans tracked the years, as well as the evolution of the calendar in ancient Rome. Today, we’re going to take a brief […]
Salve! Welcome to the second part in this mini, Ancient Everyday blog series about Time in the Roman world. Last week we took a brief look at how the Romans tracked and organized the years. If you missed it, you can read it by CLICKING HERE. This week, we’re going to take a look at […]
Salve! This week on Writing the Past, we’re going back in time from the Middle Ages to ancient Rome once more. I thought it might be fun to do a short series of Ancient Everyday blogs about something that concerned our ancient ancestors as well as ourselves. It’s something that, across the ages, we all […]
It’s been a while since our last Ancient Everyday post, so time to get back to it. Today, we’re going to look at the father in Roman society, the paterfamilias. As an example, we are going to use Quintus Metellus Anguis, one of the main characters from the book, Killing the Hydra. Looking back on […]
Going to the doctor’s office is never something one looks forward to. For most, myself included, it gets the heart rate and stress levels up to step into a building that’s full of ‘sick people’. Sitting around in a waiting room with a group of scared, nervous, fidgety folks, is enough to drive you mad, […]
Here is lordly garum, a costly gift, made from the blood of a still-gasping mackerel (Marcus Valerius Martialis) If you are a fan of the Roman Empire, or read any fiction or non-fiction about Roman civilization, chances are you will come across a certain salty condiment that many ancients went mad for. In this edition […]