Tag: Romans
What did the Romans actually do for us?
Monty Python asked this question in a film. In fact, the Empire’s achievements are enormous. And there are also things beyond roads and running water that still shape our world…
Dental health: How healthy were our ancestors’ teeth? – Health
When archaeologists find human teeth, they can read them like an open book. Thanks to new examination methods, a single tooth is often enough to find out a lot about…
SZ Kultursalon: How the arms industry threatens Bavaria’s archaeological heritage
The SZ cultural salon “From Swords to Eurofighters” in the soon-to-be-opened State Archaeological Collection in Munich is about Manching, a place between gold and violence. source site
Ancient Winemaking: Why the Romans Buried Their Wine – Knowledge
Wine was undisputedly the number one drink in Roman antiquity. A slave drank around 260 liters of wine a year, while citizens consumed a lot more – at least according…
How Emperor Augustus wanted to force the Romans into marriage
Moral laws in ancient Rome Instead of fleeting affairs: How Emperor Augustus wanted to force his subjects into marriage Ocatavian’s daughter – shown here in the TV series “Domina” –…
Gabrielzuchtriegel: “How can history be 99 percent about men?”
“How can history be 99 percent about men?” Pompeii was an ancient city, but only recently has it become clear how the people lived outside the villas, the craftsmen, the…
Augsburg Roman Museum is to be revived. After eleven years of closure – Bavaria
The choice of words “revival” says it all: the Augsburg Roman Museum is a kind of mummy. It has been lying derelict for eleven years, the house has been closed…
Archaeologists discover traces of settlement on the Lerchenauer Feld – Munich
This needle was not found in a pile of hay, but in a pile of rocks – here on the Lerchenauer Feld, which is about the size of 32 football…
This is how brutally the Romans waged war against their neighbors – knowledge
Roman historiography found one of its favorite topics in the description of victorious campaigns. The ancient authors often recounted the glorious conquests of glorious generals in great detail, which means…
A legionnaire’s payroll – this is how the Romans ripped off their soldiers
Military Payslip of a legionnaire: This is how the Romans ripped off their soldiers The Emperor Titus plundered the temple treasury in Jerusalem. © akg-images / Werner Forman/ / Picture…