Articles on Aspects of Daily Life
Roman Life in the Days of Cicero
"[S]ketches of men and manners, and so to give my readers some idea of what life actually was in Rome, and the provinces of Rome, during the first six decades -- to speak roughly -- of the first century B.C."
Patrons - The Roman Social Structure Included Patrons and Their Clients
Patrons was an officially recognized high status position in Roman society.
Ghosts (Shades) in Ancient Rome - Manes and Lemures, Lares, and More
Ghosts or "shades" inn Ancient Rome Manes, Lemures, and Larvae or Lares could be appeased, benevolent, or intimidating.
Salutatio
Salutatio was part of the normal routine in the life of patrons and clients.
Cicero's Dream - Cicero - Somnium Scipionis - Dream of Scipio
A Roman vision of the afterlife as seen through a dream.
Aerarii
The Aerarii were originally a class of Roman citizens not included in the thirty tribes of Servius Tullius, and subject to a poll-tax arbitrarily fixed by the censor.
Curia - The House of the Roman Senate
The original curia was built before the Republic, around the mid-6th c. B.C., by Tullus Hostilius, who built it to house the ten elected representatives known as curiae.
Ludi Apollinares
The Ludi Apollinares were games held from 6-13 July in ancient Rome.
Landscape Garden Design
English landscape design owes some of its principles to Romans like Pliny.
Ludi Romani - Roman Games
The Ludi Romani were popular Roman games (ludi) in honor of Jupiter.
Novus Homo - New Man
Novus homo means new man.
Ancient / Classical History Glossary - Main Glossary
The Ancient / Classical History glossary is an evolving resource on people and topics in ancient history, mythology and classical litereature, mostly with very brief descriptions and biographies.
History of Plumbing - Roman and English Legacy
Caesar's Roman invaders of England contributed a massive system of plumbing and engineering to society as we know it today, including central heating, running water, baths, etc.
Roman Nomenclature
Naming male Roman citizens during the Republic. Tria Nomina: the praenomen, the nomen, and the cognomen.
History of Plumbing: Roman/English Legacy
The Romans contributed baths and aqueducts to the history of plumbing.
The Luxury of the Rich in Rome
From History XIV.16, by Ammianus Marcellinus (c 330-395 AD) on the luxury of the rich in Rome, showing upper class lust for fame devoid of honor and lower class drunkenness.
Roman 735 BCE - 330 AD
Information on what the ancient Romans wore with pictures of various items.
Daily Life in Greece and Rome
Resources on life and death in antiquity for women, slaves, and criminals.
The Roman Family
From your Guide. Florence Dupont's view of the orgnization and functions of the ancient Roman family.
The Roman Gladiator
Brooklyn College's Roger Dunkle explains the advantages of being a gladiator.