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Roman Dining Posted by jamie on Feb 22, 2019
Note: This blog post is a companion to Unit X of our Introduction to Latin Vocabulary course. You can learn more about the course here. Food is an essential part of all cultures, but when it comes to ancient cultures, food doesn’t tend to be one of the things that survive for very long. Luckily…
Caesar and Pompey Posted by jamie on Feb 15, 2019
Note: This blog post is a companion to Unit IX of our Introduction to Latin Vocabulary course. You can learn more about the course here. Bellum Civile In the middle of the 1st century BC, the Roman world was plunged into war, not for the first time, and certainly not for the last. This bellum…
The Roman Household Posted by andregurgel on Feb 12, 2019
Note: This blog post is a companion to Unit II of our Introduction to Latin Vocabulary course. You can learn more about the course here. What if I were to tell you that the Roman family wasn’t very different from most modern western societies? Hearing that may sound weird at first, I realize that. After…
Slavery in Ancient Rome Posted by andregurgel on Feb 8, 2019
Note: This blog post is a companion to Unit I of our Introduction to Latin Vocabulary course. You can learn more about the course here. The Romans constituted one of the greatest civilizations in the ancient world. Whether you are British, German or Italian, their legacy lives on in all of us. They produced great…