Ancient Roman Helmets Posted by kunthra on Oct 10, 2010
You may have heard the recent news about the Crosby Garrett Helmet. The Crosby Garrett Helmet is a first to third A.D. century helmet sold for a total of 3.6 million dollars at an auction. You may be asking yourself, why would anyone want this old bronze helmet? Well the answer to that is that…
Ancient Roman Plays Posted by kunthra on Oct 7, 2010
When reading Ancient Roman plays, you’ll find that the Ancient Romans used stereotypical archetypes of characters that were used over and over in Ancient Roman plays. In fact, these characters were so recognizable; the audience knew who these characters were, just by looking at them. Here are some characters that you may have frequently seen…
Ancient Roman Proverbs Posted by kunthra on Oct 4, 2010
Ancient Roman proverbs can certaintly be confusing, but they are certainly rich in meaning. Here are some of my favorite proverbs : adversus solem ne loquitor literally means, “do not speak against the sun. It’s used when someone is arguing or advocating something that is obviously and blatantly wrong. Since the sun is guaranteed to…
Ancient Roman Roads Posted by kunthra on Oct 1, 2010
Milliarium Aureummeans “golden milestone” in Latin. The Milliarium Aureum was a monument built by Augustus. From this monument comes the term “all roads lead to Rome”, because the Romans believed that all roads could be traced to this monument. Ancient Roman roads were study. In fact, we still use those roads today. The Via Aemilia…
Strong Ancient Roman Women Posted by kunthra on Sep 28, 2010
The general assumption is that ancient Roman women were helpless pawns of a patriarchal society. There is some truth to this, for there are many examples of women being pawned off to powerful men through a political marriage. However, there were few cases where women showed extraordinary courage and even exerted military power. Cloelia was…
Vestal Virgin Posted by kunthra on Sep 25, 2010
Virgines Vestales or Vestal Virgins as they were called were an elite group of women who served as priestesses for the goddess Vesta. Vesta was the goddess of the hearth of the city of ancient Rome. The Vestal Virgins were responsible for guarding and maintaining the sacred fire that symbolized the continuance of Rome…
The Praetorian Guard Posted by kunthra on Sep 22, 2010
Prætoriani is the Latin word for Praetorian Guard. The Praetorian Guard was a group of bodyguards who were supposed to protect the emperor. History shows, however, that the members of the Praetorian Guard were hardly trustworthy companions for the emperor. One example of betrayal is the story of how Emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus died. Once…