Roman history

The history of Rome is extensive and at the same time thrilling. With an ancient population of Sabines, Latins, and Estruscans, the city was the capital city of the Roman Empire, the Roman Kingdom, and

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Recently, a video appeared on my TikTok For You Page that got an immediate send into the group chat: A woman, speaking to camera, tells the viewer to ask the men in their lives — partners, fathers, brothers, whoever — how often they think of the Roman Empire. At first, I laughed. Then, I asked my boyfriend.

Is this the final resting place of Romulus? A recently discovered tomb may shed new light on Ancient Rome’s defining legend. Was the city’s famous founder

The Romans created a republican government after the overthrow of the Monarchy. During this period the legal system of ancient Rome was established.

According to mythology, the twin brothers Romulus and Remus were fathered by Mars, the god of war, but cast into the Tiber River after birth in 771 BC. They were rescued and suckled by a she-wolf, fed by a woodpecker and raised by a shepherd. In 753 BC, they quarreled and Remus was killed. Romulus […]