Athenaeus similarly observed, "During the Saturnalia it is customary for the Roman children to entertain the slaves at dinner." ... In her work "The Roman Saturnalia and the Survival of its Traditions...
Is there any possible explanation for this apparent inconsistency? Was Luke wrong in his claim about the Roman census at the time of Jesus’ birth? Two different censuses.
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Gold and silver mined in the Balkans played a far greater role in sustaining the RomanEmpire than historians once believed, according to new archaeological research that reexamines evidence from southeastern Europe.
Archaeologists have made a discovery among the ruins of Pompeii that reveals how the Romans built their lavish empire ... The Romans industrialized concrete, beginning in the first century BC and AD.
Bribery, inflation, plagues, crumbling trade links, stalled innovation – all these negatives helped bring down the once-mighty RomanEmpire. But Rome needed centuries of bad leadership to collapse ....
Since the Romans themselves wrote about the subject, we have a clear idea of the good things they did for Britain ... And there’s another twist that questions just how deep the adoption of Roman culture in Britain really was.
Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into Roman construction techniques and the longevity of the empire’s concrete ... .
For otherwise healthy plebs in the Roman world, survival depended on the four ‘Fs’ ... Those rankings defined Romans’ role in the army, the tax they might pay and their place in the new political assemblies ... Alas, the Roman plebs were not so lucky.
When the Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD, they introduced a host of innovations, including roads. Now, scientists say we have something else to thank the Romans for. pet cats ....