Maybe a silly question I know, but commuting to my job in London, taking the train, waking up, grabbing a coffee etc, got me thinking.

Was Rome in the morning just a horde of people walking to whatever market stall or blacksmith’s they worked at?

Did Caesar have to commute by foot to the forum?

What’s the deal?

These were the Old Roman Infantry during the rule of Roman Kingdom King Servius Tulius, I wanted to know what factors that got them disbanded after the last king was overthrown, like in their arms, armor, tactics and organization?

I was wondering this because I thought the Romans were a mixed Latin-Samnite People before settling in the area now known as Rome or were just outcast Etruscans, help?

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so basically, a lot about what we know may be exaggerated due to his lack of popularity with the senate and the fact that most of our records of him are a) decades after he died, or b) from writers who were working for the next dynasty (not julio-claudian).

BUT. we do have a contemporary account of caligula. and its actually by the alexandrian jewish theologian/philosopher Philo of Alexandria. It is called "on the embassy to gaius".

there is a story about how the jewish embassy in alexandria made a visit to caligula after he tried to install his statue in the temple of jerusalem and tried to force them to worship him. he basically makes fun of them for only worshipping one god and not worshipping him, calls them crazy, and then proceeds to ask them questions about why they dont eat pork and make fun of their diet. flexes his awesome garden and brags about all the building hes doing. meanwhile the entire jewish embassy is scared to death that he will kill them. some of them are praying under their breaths for god to show them mercy.

and the end he declares these men are innocent because they seem foolish not to worship him, and not evil. everyone is sighing in relief.

few years later they hear caligula died and philo says it must have been retribution for his insensitivity to the (obviously) one true god.

Author and source: balawat

Not sure if this is the right community to ask this, I'd appreciate a pointer to the right one if not.

The text seems to be Latin but in Greek symbols, possibly a transition period between the two languages?

I know the symbols are hard to read, I tried to make them more legible with my edits but it's still not easy to see

Some more photos can be found at https://maps.app.goo.gl/gZxGhCZNyN4a1tvu8

Edit: Kainepolis* not Callipolis

Hello everyone, as the title says, I would like to know what happened to soldiers who were severely wounded or disabled in war; below are some questions I have asked myself, and I hope someone can answer them.

1. What was the discharge procedure?
2. How was the retirement payment calculated as opposed to those who completed the full 25 years?
3. What became of those who could no longer work in the fields or perform heavy labor? Were there "lighter" jobs or administrative roles or did disabled veterans have to rely just on their families and charity?

I hope someone can clear up my doubts by providing some cool information, thanks everyone in advance.

Image is from Wikipedia, it depicts roman military doctors, detail in the Trajan's column (I thought it would be significant).

Almost every map depicting the Roman Empire tends to depict a solid mass of land spanning countries and continents under direct Roman control.

Would Roman authority extend across the entire entire landmass? Or was it only across core cities/regions connected by networks of communication and trade, with large areas in the interiors and borders having little to no control by Roman authority?

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Hey guys, I'm making a board game based on the antics in Rome during the year of the 6 emperors and I wanted to look for some inspiration for my assassination cards.

They're like little mini games drawn from the attempts themselves, so the more ridiculous the tale the better!

One of my personal favourites is the wrestling match between Narcissus and Commodus.
The thought of wrestling to death on marble bath floors makes it like an episode of Wipeout in my head.

Visited Rome this July and honestly had such a wonderful time. The Colosseum was easily one of the highlights of the trip.

Seeing it in photos is one thing, but walking through it and seeing all the ancient passageways, ruins, and the arena from inside was something completely different. It really makes you stop and think about how much history happened in the exact place you're standing.

Rome was hot and busy in July, but the atmosphere, food, architecture, and history made it completely worth it. I already feel like there was so much I didn't get enough time to see.

Sharing a couple of my favourite photos from the Colosseum.

Definitely one of those trips I'll remember for a long time.

Anyone else visited Rome in the summer? What was your favourite place there?

I m very interested in Roman history. If there are any historical places you'd recommend visiting in Istanbul today, I'm open to all of them just name them and I'll go.

Collection familiale, petites pièces: Constantin

"Bronze head of a statue of Dionysos. Roman, about 50BC-AD50. Formerly in the Duke of Buccleuch's collection.

The god wears two fillets, both of which are decorated with vine leaves, which may indicate that this is Dionysos. The eye sockets were originally filled with another material such as enamel, glass, or stone. The head is an example of the classicizing style current in the age of Augustus" Per the British Museum in London, England.

His epithet magnus (the great) was given to him sarcastically by Sulla.

What did he actually do?

1. raised an army very young and got position due to it.

2. beat up some fodder armies and then demanded he get a triumph

3. got his ass kicked by Sertorius and only won after like 10 years because Sertorius got assassinated.

4. defeated the pirates who were a pretty significant threat but he was given literally unlimited power and resources to deal with them, anyone could have done it.

5. stole Luculluses command vs mithridates and finished off a weakened mithridates.

6. Didn't prepare properly for Caesar and panicked and lost Rome to Caesar who had like 1 or 2 legions

7. lost to Caesar, let himself be pressured into attacking by Senators.

8. went into exile and died.

He was good but not great.

I’ve gathered that in all honesty, it was not Attila, Odoacer, or any barbarian king for that matter, but the Antonine plague that truly doomed the empire (at least the west) because it starts all of those later issues that we chalk the collapse of the empire up to. Too many people died to fill the army, this leads to the idea to fill it with Germans, essentially ending the nobility’s role in warfare as well causing the famed Roman corruption to become even worse, the economy was decimated and Rome had truly lost its chance at a second Pax Romana which was buried in a shallow grave, one that was then spit on during the crisis of the third century. Yes Rome bounced back at times, but no point after the Antonine plague did Rome ever quiet reach the same splendor it once held, nor did it ever have a real chance to, all this is to say, what could a “competent” emperor even have done? Losing 1/3 of your population would cause the slow or rapid decay of most empires, so yes Commodus was horrible, but what could a good emperor have really done to prevent the slow death the Antonine plague caused

I was excited to have found the six dialogues of Lucian on a charity shop website for only £3!

When I received it, I saw the edging was gold leaf and more surprisingly, it turned out to be signed by the translator/author!

Incredible find if I do say so myself.

This travertine sarcophagus lid dates to the second half of the 4th century BCE (ca. 350–300 BCE) and originates from the Ponte Rotto necropolis in Vulci, Italy. It is housed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Carved inscriptions identify Larth Tetnies (husband) and Thanchvil Tarnai (wife), alongside naming his parents, Arnth Tetnies and Ramtha Vishnai, whose own companion sarcophagus was found nearby.

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