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The Mighty Roman Legions: Roman Army Camps

Roman Army Camps were essential to the success of the mighty Roman Legions. These camps were meticulously planned and structured to provide security, organization, and efficiency for the Roman soldiers. The layout of a typical Roman Army Camp consisted of a fortified area surrounded by defensive walls and ditches. Inside the camp, the soldiers wer...

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A Visual Compendium of Roman Emperors

The goal of this page is to present an illustrated list of Roman Emperors. While I was in Rome In July of 1995 the idea for this page hit me at some point in the Vatican museum. I had seen lists of emperors on the net and I figured these lists would be much more interesting if they had pictures as well. Thus, I tried to snap pics of as many emperor...

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More Greek and Roman Links

This page contains links to sites devoted to history, law, society, commerce and biography....

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Diocletian ( 284-305 A.D.)

Diocletian, born in 244 A.D., is known for being a Roman emperor from 284 to 305 A.D. He is famous for his administrative reforms and for dividing the Roman Empire into the Western and Eastern Empires. Diocletian implemented the Tetrarchy system, which divided power between two senior emperors (Augusti) and their junior colleagues (Caesares). This ...

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Roman Engineers: Bronze Age Weapons of Rome's Enemies

Roman engineers faced formidable challenges when designing weapons to counter the threats posed by their enemies during the Bronze Age. The military prowess of Rome's adversaries necessitated the creation of innovative and effective armaments to ensure the success of Roman conquests. One of the most iconic weapons used by Rome's enemies was the Gr...

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SLAVE-MISTRESS RELATIONSHIPS

"Marriage more shameful than adultery": slave-mistress relationships, "mixed marriages," and late roman law. JUDITH EVANS-GRUBBS...

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Roman Boys becoming Men

Did young people in ancient times with their responsible public functions mature earlier, or were they fickle, sometimes idealistic, adolescents? In the book Jeugd in het Romeinse Rijk (Young People in the Roman Empire), Leiden historian Johan Strubbe and his colleague from Leuven, Christian Laes, analyse a current debate. Do literary sources and i...

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Steel in Ancient Greece and Rome

The melting point of pure iron is 1540°C. Landels points that even by Roman times European furnaces were not producing heat much over 1100°C[9]. Smelting of iron, unlike the smelting of the lower melting point metals, copper, zinc and tin, did not involve the iron turning to the liquid state. Instead, it was a solid state conversion requiring che...

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Roman Cuisine: Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

Roman cuisine is a fascinating blend of flavors and traditions that have stood the test of time. At the heart of this culinary heritage is the humble yet essential staple - bread. Romans have always held bread in high regard, considering it a symbol of sustenance and community. The ancient Romans were known for their mastery of bread-making techni...

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Cremation in a Roman Port Town

During the Roman era, cremation was a common funerary practice in port towns such as Ostia Antica, located at the mouth of the Tiber River near Rome. The process of cremation involved burning the deceased individual's body to ashes as a way to honor and remember them. In Roman port towns like Ostia Antica, cremation was a significant part of the f...

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