Gladiators in Ancient Rome
The term gladiator came from the Latin word gladius for the Short Sword used by Roman troop soldiers. In the beginning, gladiator was an...
Hannibal’s Invasion of Italy
Leaving Spain in 218 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal led a formidable army over the Alps during the treacherous winter in order to invade Italy...
Thermal baths in ancient Pompeii
The five large thermal baths in ancient city of Pompeii show us how much the bathing culture was developed in the ancient Roman society. Bathing...
Pompeii, ancient city
The area of the ancient city Pompeii was firstly inhabited by the Neolithic population of the Campania who spoked Osci or Oscans language. The...
Rome and Carthage Compared
Rome and Carthage differed in many ways including social, cultural, religious, and military aspects yet the final Punic War determined which power would survive....
![Map of ancient Ostia from Vatican Museum gallery. Photo by [Ken Trethewey, 2003]](https://www.shorthistory.org/images/Ancient-Ostia-Vatican-Muzeum-Ken-Trethewey2003-324x235.jpg "Ancient Roman Port-City Ostia")
Ancient Roman Port-City Ostia
For almost six hundred years, the Roman port of Ostia served as the chief conduit of trade between Rome and the rest of the...
Claudius, Roman Emperor (41-54 AD)
Tiberius Claudius Drusus was born in Lugdunum (Lyon) in Gaul on August 1, 10 BC, according to historical sources, as the second son of...
Ancient roman games as a killing machine for wild animals
The games in the Roman arenas were above all a huge killing and extermination machine for wild animals. It was not the gladiatorial fights,...
Circus Maximus in ancient Rome
The Circus Maximus was considered the largest and most famous circus complex in the ancient world. First and foremost, chariot races were held in...
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)
Cicero (philosopher, lawyer, statesman and rhetorician) was born 106 BC in Arpinum (now Arpino) in Lazio, a region that was also the home of...
Naval Battle of Actium
The battle of Actium ended the Second Triumvirate and shifted the power base of Roman rule of the Mediterranean to the West. Octavian’s subjugation...
Ancient Britannia under the Roman rule and development of Londinium
From the reconnaissance of Julius Caesar in 55 BC, to what is called the "Saxon Advent" in 49 AD, the lands of England, Scotland...
