The saying “Rome wasn’t built in a day” is a common idiom that means that something that is big, complex, or difficult to achieve cannot be done quickly or easily. It emphasizes the need for patience, perseverance, and hard work when working towards a long-term goal or objective. It originated from Ancient Roman History, where…
Ancient Rome was located in central Italy, on the banks of the Tiber River. The Tiber is the third-longest river in Italy, after the Po and the Adige. It rises in the Apennine Mountains in the region of Emilia-Romagna and flows about 402 kilometers (250 miles) through central Italy to the Tyrrhenian Sea. The river…
The ancient Roman Empire officially ended on September 4, 476 AD, when Emperor Romulus Augustus was deposed by the Germanic king Odoacer. But where did it all begin? Where did the ancient Romans come from? The ancient Romans were a complex and diverse people with a rich history. Their origins can be traced back to…
Ancient Rome was composed of multiple groups of people, all of them coming from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Everyone spoke different languages according to their locality, but significantly and widely, you said only one language in ancient times: Latin. Let’s find out more about Latin and what role it played in Ancient Rome….
The Colosseum we know today which is located near the center of Rome is a massive stone amphitheater that was officially known as the Flavian Amphitheater at the time. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian in AD 72 and was finished in the year 80 AD, when Emperor Titus kicked off 100 days of games,…
Ask anyone when Julius Ceasar died and no doubt they’ll tell you “The Ides of March,” because that’s what we were all taught in school. However, modern-day research tells us, what we were taught was wrong. I guess it wasn’t really that we were wrong, it’s just a popular misconception. Most of society knows what…
