Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...

There were many different types of slaves, and they could be found in every walk of life in ancient Rome. Domestic slaves were perhaps the most common. Some were educated or highly skilled and ...

Defined by the men in their lives, women in ancient Rome were valued mainly as wives ... women had no formal role in public life. In reality, wives or close relatives of prominent men could ...

Ancient Rome was a man’s world ... Families were dominated by men. At the head of Roman family life was the oldest living male, called the "paterfamilias," or "father of the family." ...