Living in Luxury in Ancient Rome
Ancient Roman Life was Fabulous for the Rich
How satisfying it must have been to live in Ancient Rome in the first few centuries of our era. But only if you were rich! For a rich Roman was fabulously wealthy, as is to be expected in an imperialist society based on slavery. Sumptuous homes, imported fabrics, great works of art, excellent entertainment, the finest of food imported from all over the Empire and that very essence of wealth - time.on your hands. Some of the many luxuries enjoyed by well-to-do Ancient Romans were theatre-going...

Ancient RomanToilets
In Praise of Ancient Roman Plumbers
The Ancient Romans were skilled sanitation engineers and they had something that the modern world didn't achieve again till the seventeenth century. Toilets. If you came along with me on a time-travel trip to first century Rome, you would find the toilet arrangements perfectly acceptable. Apart from the lack of privacy. Pardon? No Privacy? For us, going to the toilet is most definitely a private matter but communal latrines were perfectly acceptable to the Ancient Romans and they used this...

Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a civilization based on the Rome. It lasted about 800 years. Tradition says that Rome was founded in 753 BC. Rome was a republic for hundreds of years. Then, with the murder of Julius Caesar and the ascent of Augustus, Rome became an empire (27 BC). At its peak under Emperor Trajan, the Roman Empire stretched from Britain to Mesopotamia (located in today's Iraq). Under the the Emperor Diocletian, the Empire was divided into two two parts -- the East and the West. Temporari...

Movie | The Last Days of Pompeii
Doomsday in Pompeii
It was a day of doom on 24 August in the year 79, the very last day of Pompeii. When Mt Vesuvius erupted to cover the Roman town of Pompei in ash and pumice, all those trapped between the volcano and the sea.were killed. This is the full film of The Last Days of Pompeii, from 1984 . Still from Crew Creative

A Love Affair with Ancient Rome
The Glory of Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome, no matter the particular era, is always fascinating. What people they were! Here we are, more than 2000 years later reading their novels, plays and military tactics. Names like Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Emperor Nero are as familiar to us as the names of Hollywood celebrities. Their food intrigues me and I spend many hours experimenting with their recipes. My favourite time is the middle of the first century but I'm happy to read about the Republican days. I'm happy al...