Potentially Interesting Roman History

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June 2025

Deadlines, delays and late nights
I aim to get something interesting out for you to read every 3 or 4 days.
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How Did the Romans Use Poison?
Whilst it is very easy to poke fun at how historically inaccurate movies such as Gladiator are, which, as regular readers know, is something of a common…
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New! Kickstarter Pre-Launch!
It is with nervous trepidation, but some excitement, that I am pleased to announce that my work on my translation of Suetonius’ The Twelve Caesars is…
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Did the Romans Have a Special Room to Vomit In?
When the armies of Vespasian descended on Rome in December AD 69, they had an absolute field day.
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Was Julius Caesar Born by Caesarean Section?
As the old joke goes, the short answer to this is 'no'.
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Even More More Free Stuff!
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Where Did Romans Get All the Animals From?
I don't really like cows.
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Were There Trans People in the Roman World?
As any student of human history will be able to tell you, we have only ever learned two things from history.
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May 2025

Did the Romans Like Swearing?
It is one of the great incongruities of the English language that, despite being one of the most versatile and malleable forms of linguistic…
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Did the Romans Have Maps?
When I was a young man, I lived in a part of rural West Wales, in northern Pembrokeshire, south of the River Teifi, but north of the Preseli mountains…
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Did the Romans Have Schools?
Although the Roman Empire saw a huge increase in the number of schools, there was nothing that resembled a system of free public education.
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