Ancient Romans Archive
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The Education of Demea in Terence’s Adelphi
Posted on June 16, 2013 | No CommentsThe aim of this thesis was to gather an in-depth understanding of the changes in the role of the Roman father during the Middle Roman Republic by analyzing a play called The Adelphi by Terence. -
A Roman Legion Lost in China
Posted on June 13, 2013 | No CommentsThe battle of Carrhae ended fifty-three years before the birth of Jesus Christ, on the last day of May. It was a shameful disaster for the Roman army: seven legions with the strength of 45,000 men were humiliated and routed by 10,000 Parthian archers. -
ROMAN FORT ENVIRONS GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY AT TRAWSCOED ROMAN FORT AND ERGLODD FORTLET
Posted on June 7, 2013 | No CommentsThe 2006 surveys were carried out using a Bartington Grad601 dual gradiometer which consists of two gradiometers working in tandem. These instruments detect variations in the earth’s magnetic field caused by the presence of iron in the soil. -
A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome
Posted on May 31, 2013 | No CommentsWelcome to the world of Lucius Popidius Secundus, a 17-year old living in Rome in 73 AD. His life is a typical one of arranged marriages, coming-of-age festivals, and communal baths. Take a look at this exquisitely detailed lesson on life of a typical Roman teenager two thousand years ago. -
Movie Review: Centurion
Posted on May 30, 2013 | No CommentsIt's 117. A.D. and the Roman Frontier is plagued by Picts. After a 20 year stalemate, the Roman legions have been given the order to break it by any means possible. -
Mothers, Murderers And Mistresses: Empresses Of Ancient Rome coming to the BBC
Posted on May 22, 2013 | No CommentsThe first episode will be aired on BBC 4 on Wednesday 29 May at 9pm. -
Dressed for the Occasion: Clothes and Context in the Roman army
Posted on May 19, 2013 | No CommentsModern images and reconstructions of the Roman soldier’s appearance nearly always show a fully-armed, often grim-looking combatant, wearing helmet and armour and sporting several weapons. -
‘Like a Certain Tornado of Peoples’: Warfare of the European Huns in the Light of Graeco-Latin Literary Tradition
Posted on May 17, 2013 | No CommentsThe paper deals with the art of warfare of the Huns, who invaded Southeast Europe in the last third of the 4th century A.D. and dominated there through the third quarter of the 5th century -
Rare bronze rams from the First Punic War discovered
Posted on April 22, 2013 | No CommentsThe ten rams (Latin rostra), each weighing around 125 kilogrammes and made of bronze, were mounted on the prow of the warships (ancient triremes or quinquiremes), and were used to ram the enemy ships. -
Rome and Parthia: Power Politics and Diplomacy Across Cultural Frontiers
Posted on April 4, 2013 | No CommentsPersia and Parthia were two of the great 'others' that shaped the limits of the Graeco-Roman world, and were also imagined worlds where European values were explored, excluded, and projected.
