Roman-Era Ship Was Carrying Jugs Full of Fish Sauce When It Sank 1,700 Years Ago smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rom… via Roman History

Scholiastic Triumphs: Insights from Ancient Iliadic Readers antigonejournal.com/2022/04/homer-… via Roman History

The Philosopher Poet: Who Was Lucretius?

Little may be remembered about Lucretius’s life, but the philosopher and poet left a legacy that is still felt today. thecollector.com/the-philosophe… via Roman History

No Pain, No Rogaine: Hair Loss and Hairstyle in Ancient Rome getty.edu/news/no-pain-n… via Roman History

Roman cupid figurine among items unearthed near new road bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… via Roman History

Which Reforms Shaped Ancient Sparta?

Sparta underwent several periods of reform, each with varying degrees of acceptance and success. thecollector.com/ancient-sparta… via Roman History

Today 1737 Edward Gibbon - English historian and author of 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' born in Putney, England.

Plato’s final hours recounted in scroll found in Vesuvius ash

Newly deciphered passages outline Greek philosopher’s burial place and describe critique of slave musician theguardian.com/books/2024/apr… Via Roman History

Exploring the Roman Forum: What to See and Do roman-empire.net/places/roman-f… via Roman History

Obligations of Nobility roman-empire.net/society/obliga… via Roman History

Today 1737 Edward Gibbon - English historian and author of 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' born in Putney, England

A conflict reimagined: Creating a digital model of the Roman assault on Burnswark Hill the-past.com/feature/a-conf… via Roman History

What Was the First Triumvirate? thecollector.com/what-was-the-f… via Roman History

AI helps scholars read scroll buried when Vesuvius erupted in AD79

Researchers used AI to read letters on papyrus scroll damaged by the blast of heat, ash and pumice that destroyed Pompeii theguardian.com/science/2024/f… via Roman History

The Romano-British Writing Tablets of Vindolanda antigonejournal.com/2022/12/vindol… Via Roman History

Today 351AD The Jewish revolt errupted against Constantius Gallus (351–352) brother-in-law of Emperor Constantius II and Caesar of the East. The revolt was subdued by Gallus' general Ursicinus. This was the last Jewish revolt against the Romans.
Bust of Constantius Gallus.

Today 558AD In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders the dome rebuilt

How Slavery in Ancient Rome Drove Farmers to Poverty

In the 2nd century BCE, slavery in Ancient Rome on massive agricultural estates replaced the small, family-run Roman farms that had long dominated Roman agriculture. thecollector.com/slavery-ancien… via Roman History

Close Encounters of the Fishy Kind; or Oppian’s Maritime World antigonejournal.com/2022/12/oppian… via Roman History

Today 351AD The Jewish revolt errupted against Constantius Gallus (351–352) brother-in-law of Emperor Constantius II and Caesar of the East. The revolt was subdued by Gallus' general Ursicinus. This was the last Jewish revolt against the Romans.
Bust of Constantius Gallus