Roman Daily Life
Articles tagged Roman Daily Life.
5 Ancient Roman Foods That Sound Strange Today
From garum and stuffed dormice to snails, peacocks and flamingos, these five Roman foods reveal everyday cooking and the extravagant tastes of the wealthy.
Ancient Roman Pets and the Late Arrival of Cats
Roman households kept dogs, birds and exotic monkeys. Archaeological pet graves and ancient DNA reveal when domestic cats spread into Europe.
How Roman Fullers Used Urine to Clean Clothes
Roman fullers cleaned and finished wool using alkaline liquids, mineral earths and repeated rinsing. Pompeii reveals their workshops and why stale urine was useful.
Vindolanda Tablets: Letters From Everyday Life in Roman Britain
Wooden letters from Vindolanda record a birthday invitation, socks and sandals, military strength reports, beer shortages and the business of Roman Britain’s frontier.
Ancient Garbage Dumps: What People Ate and Threw Away
From shell middens in prehistoric Latvia to a Roman sewer and Rome’s mountain of broken jars, ancient rubbish reveals diet, sanitation and trade.
10 Ancient Roman Buildings You Can Still See in Rome
From the Theatre of Marcellus to Maxentius’ circus, these ten surviving Roman monuments reveal the city’s temples, baths, villas and tombs.
Ancient Greek vs Roman Clothing: Chitons, Togas and Status
Greek and Roman clothing shared tunics and draped cloth, but the peplos, stola and toga carried different meanings for work, citizenship, ritual and status.
Inside Ancient Roman Apartments: Rent, Rooms and Daily Life
Roman apartments ranged from cramped rooms to decorated suites. Explore insulae, rent, fire, water, sanitation and daily life in imperial Rome.
7 Strange Medical Remedies from Ancient Rome
Gladiator blood for epilepsy, goat liver for night blindness, and mouse dung for bladder stones: what Roman sources actually say about seven remedies.
5 Brutal Roman Punishments Used in Antiquity
Five brutal Roman punishments explained through ancient law, eyewitness accounts and archaeology, including the sack, beasts, crucifixion, burning and military beatings.
How Romans Bathed: Inside the Ancient Bathhouse
Roman bathhouses combined hot and cold rooms, exercise, oil scraping and social life. Ancient texts and excavations reveal how Romans actually bathed.
Mount Vesuvius in AD 79: The Eruption That Buried Pompeii
In AD 79, Vesuvius buried Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pliny’s eyewitness letters, volcanic deposits and new excavations reveal how the disaster unfolded.
