An integral part of daily life in ancient ... symbol of Rome itself. To Romans, the baths proved that they were cleaner – and therefore better – than inhabitants of other countries. As the ...
“It turned out to be a Roman triumphal ... at the center of Rome’s imperial project. Empires and roads have always gone hand in hand. Centuries before the Romans, the ancient Persians relied ...
The aureus, the gold coin currency used in ancient Rome, was issued by Brutus and his friends a year or two after they assassinated Roman ruler ... with warlike symbols. It is one of only 17 ...