This month’s post has been written by Philip Smither, a third-year PhD student in Classics and Archaeology at the University… Read more Reinvestigating Richborough
Category: Childhood
Cats, a Temple, Statue Fragments and the Goddess Fortuna (Largo Argentina – Rome)
This month’s blog is by Josh Littell, who studied at Kent’s Rome Centre during his MA in Ancient History (2016-17),… Read more Cats, a Temple, Statue Fragments and the Goddess Fortuna (Largo Argentina – Rome)
A Father’s Advice – Cicero De Officiis (On Duties)
This month, Ray Laurence reflects on how concepts of age by key Roman writers feature in Latin texts and how… Read more A Father’s Advice – Cicero De Officiis (On Duties)
Animating A Day in the Life of a Roman Client
The film A Day in the Life of a Roman Client has just been released on YouTube, we reproduce below… Read more Animating A Day in the Life of a Roman Client
Krishna and Romulus
The ides of January coincides with the most auspicious time in the Hindu calendar known as Makar Sankranti (the northward… Read more Krishna and Romulus
Dressmaking the Roman way
Four Sisters in Ancient Rome includes reference to the making of textiles, in this month’s blog Dr Mary Harlow (University… Read more Dressmaking the Roman way
Ancient statues show their true colours
In the film A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome, the Secundus boys take a trip to the Forum… Read more Ancient statues show their true colours
Shaving, Romans and Facial Hair
A Culture of Shaving Grooming was fundamental for the creation of a Roman. Hair was cut and combed – it… Read more Shaving, Romans and Facial Hair
Lucius is on holiday, but here is a rap by Bregans on the subject of slavery
Many will know Bregans as a British slave in the Cambridge Latin Course. Year 8 students, Tahirah, Sadia and Imah,… Read more Lucius is on holiday, but here is a rap by Bregans on the subject of slavery
Visiting a Bar in Ancient Rome
It’s a hot July day in Rome, a shimmering heat haze hovers above the cobblestones of the forum of Augustus.… Read more Visiting a Bar in Ancient Rome
Why were new born children left to die in ancient Rome?
The question as to why parents might expose a new-born child has perplexed people living in the 20th and 21st… Read more Why were new born children left to die in ancient Rome?
Ides of May AD 73: the Vestals, the Tiber and the Bridge
This month’s blog is by Catherine Hoggarth – through the eyes of Lucius – we view the Tiber and its… Read more Ides of May AD 73: the Vestals, the Tiber and the Bridge
Life of a Foreigner in Ancient Rome
Introduction – Ancient Rome had through much of its history an incredibly diverse population. At the point in which the… Read more Life of a Foreigner in Ancient Rome
Visiting the Baths in Ancient Rome
For Lucius and his family — just like for most Romans — a trip to the baths was an essential… Read more Visiting the Baths in Ancient Rome
Betrothal and Childhood in Ancient Rome
‘Let me be read by a girl who warms to her betrothed’ (Ovid Amores 2.1.5). The Lucius films have a… Read more Betrothal and Childhood in Ancient Rome
Life of a Slave in Ancient Rome: Part 2
Part 2 of Life of a Slave in Ancient Rome continues to expand our understanding of this large group of… Read more Life of a Slave in Ancient Rome: Part 2
Life of a Slave in Ancient Rome: Part 1
In the story of The Four Sisters in Ancient Rome, the slaves of the house of Lucius Domitius Ahenobardus were… Read more Life of a Slave in Ancient Rome: Part 1
Childhood in Ancient Rome
In the two stories, Four Sisters in Ancient Rome and A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome, we have… Read more Childhood in Ancient Rome