Ancient Rome

So here we are in the month of January, with our bells rung and pistols fired, and there are twenty-eight days still till February. January, the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, is named after the Roman God Janus. The name Janus is however derived from the Etruscan word for door ‘Janna’. The two-headed God of Doorways, Gateways, and Journeys, Janus was capable of looking forward to the New Year and backward at the Old Year at the same time, and so well-represented a month when reflections of days gone and resolutions for days coming were uppermost …

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As per the Myth, Rome was founded during BC 753 by Romulus a son of Mars and first king of Rome, deified as Quirinus: he and his twin brother Remus, left as infants to die in the banks of Tiber, are suckled by a she-wolf. There are sculptures in Rome depicting this. The History of rise and fall of Roman Empire starts from the Hellenic era till the end of monarchy through civil wars. Rome and Roman Empire Rome, a small town in the Tiber river bank inherited by Indo-European Hellens, Latins and Etruscans1 later became a big geographical empire …

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First, let’s start with some things that everybody with a little history knowledge should know. The Roman Empire was the greatest empire that ever existed, probably the greatest empire that ever will be. It was the Roman Empire that first had the idea of being a republic. Rome was hard in the making… The Battle of Actium was the last battle in which the Roman Empire used its navy, probably just as well because they didn’t have real reasons to be proud of their navy. The first couple wars in which the Roman Empire used its navy proved to be …

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The Coliseum is the largest amphitheatre ever built in Roman history and you can still go and visit it today. Although there are no longer games held there, it is the greatest work in Roman architecture and engineering and it has stood the ages. Its construction started sometime around 70 and 72 AD but it was not completed until 80 AD. It was originally capable of seating some 50,000 people, it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles…it was used for 500 years right up into the 6th century. There was a lot more held there then just the …

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The Roman architecture was not the only thing that mesmerized me since college days. The ancient Roman clothing was also an interesting subject to read about and it was great fun visualizing about the kinds of clothing worn in ancient Rome. Such is my love for ancient Roman clothing and fashion ideas that I always do have a pair of Roman sandals styled in different ways, which are stashed away inside my shoe rack! The Romans were known to have always used several types of fibers for creating the Roman clothes. This included wool, linen, hemp and certain researches have …

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One of the most powerful empires of the ancient world was the Roman Empire. The foundation of the Roman Empire includes courage, duty and honor was based on its strong military power. Roman military regime was one of the strongest military powers in the ancient world because of the superior weapons and also because of their war tactics. The Roman army was open-minded in adopting the war tactics and also the weapons of their enemies if they could be benefited from it. A sword and a spear were the main weapons of a Roman soldier. Weapons of Ancient Rome A …

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Ancient Roman civilization was founded on the western coast of Italian peninsula in the 9th century BC. Initially, Roman civilization was a small agricultural community on the banks of River Tiber. Later, it grew into one of the most powerful empires in the world, straddling up to the Mediterranean Sea. Gradually, ancient Roman civilization transformed itself from a monarchy to Roman republic to an autocratic Roman Empire. Ancient Roman Aqueducts A water supply channel constructed to convey water from one place to another is known as an aqueduct. Ancient Roman Empire had an advanced water conveyance system that is considered …

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Ancient Roman art was influenced by culture and tradition of the countries that were part of the ancient Roman Empire. One of the countries that influenced the art of ancient Rome, was Greece. Roman history would be incomplete, if Roman art is not mentioned. The golden period of ancient Roman art was between 750 BC and 410 AD. Architecture, painting, mosaic work and sculpture were the prominent art forms of ancient Rome. While, ivory carving, figurine glass, pottery, metal work, gem engraving and coin-die were the less significant art forms of ancient Roman culture. Roman Emperors such as Constantine and Justine promoted many forms of …

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