Family and Daily Life

Definition of a patriarchy.

Relegatio is a Roman legal term for a type of exile.

When reading historical fiction, we don't have to worry about different realities. The author has worked it out for us. Instead, we get to look at relationships or sequences of events that are plausible, if not literally true. For me, the fewer the glaring inaccuracies, the more I'm swept up into the work.

A list of Latin terms connected with the occupations of Roman woodworking.

Confarreatio was one of the forms of marriage among the Romans.

Roman Woodworking is an amply b&w illustrated reference work for those students and scholars interested in ancient trees and wood crafts. It should share shelf space with books on ancient ships and architecture and would be an especially handy companion for Vergil and Pliny. It includes chapters on the identity of the Roman woodworkers, his tools, wooden joints, foundations, framing and walls, flooring, roofing and ceilings, interior woodwork, wheels, furniture and veneers, classification of trees, Italian forests, a 67-page glossary, and an appendix on the tools.

The Laudatio Turiae is a tombstone for a beloved Roman wife from the late first century B.C.

Words in Latin for marriage, betrothal, and divorce.

Aventine. The Aventine was one of the seven hills of Rome.

Esquiline. The Esquiline was one of the seven hills of Rome.

A look at the difference between the terms free born and freed man or woman in the context of ancient Rome.