SUMMARY Slavery was integral to Roman society, and slaves outnumbered citizens in Rome. There were many routes to slavery, including as prisoners of war, selling oneself into slavery, or being born a ...

Short writing courses in relaxed environment. Journalism and creative writing by experienced writer and teacher. Wanted in Rome is a monthly magazine in English for expatriates in Rome established in ...

Worldwide, February 14 is commemorated as Valentine’s Day, the ‘Day of Love’. Couples take the opportunity to declare their ...

Across centuries and continents, formidable fires once threatened to destroy three major cities: Rome, London and Chicago.

By day, she was the emperor’s wife, the most admired woman in Rome, who lived in a palace and wanted for nothing. By night, ...

The Greek language was written in capital letters, without punctuation or spaces between the words. Credit: Zde, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Have you ever wondered why ancient Greeks used a ...

At Cornell, I’ve come to realize that, by this point in history, to think that anything at all is unprecedented is simply to have not read enough history. There is no question that someone else has ...

Situated beyond S. Giovanni, due east of the city centre, Pigneto is primarily a ...

However, this longing for yesteryears isn't new. The concept of nostalgia... Olympus is widely recognized today as the mountain home of the ancient Greek gods—a majestic, cloud-topped peak reigning ...

Its value as the key that unlocked the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs is world-famous—but the turbulent history surrounding ...

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

The roots of Valentine's Day trace back to ancient Rome, where the feast of Lupercalia was celebrated in mid-February. This festival was a mix of fertility rituals and the pairing off of young couples ...