Pliny, Tacitus, Josephus and Jesus: Why These Writers Don’t Prove Jesus Existed
Christian scholars will point to passages that occur in the writings of Tacitus, Pliny and Josephus to prove that Jesus existed. This requires a...
Roman North Africa And Cultural Interaction
Many cultures interacted in the Roman province of Africa, centred upon the region known as Africa Proconsularis (i.e. modern Tunisia and northern Libya)
Prior to...
Thugga – Ancient Multicultural Town?
The mausoleum of Ateban in Thugga, fifty miles to the south-west of Carthage in what was Numidia, stands an impressive 69 ft/21 metres high.
Built...
Territorial Expansion of the Roman World
Expansion during the Early Roman Republic (509 - 265 B.C.E.)
The Italian peninsula was inhabited principally by several native tribes before the Greeks settled there...
The Administrative and Governmental Buildings of the Roman Forum
The Forum Romanum was the main and central forum of the city of Rome. It became the economic, political, and religious center of the...
Commemorative Monuments and Sacred Places in the Roman Forum
Rome fancied celebrating its military conquests and victories. Victorious generals and legions would parade through the streets of Rome after an important battle, often...
Cupid and Psyche: A romance of mythical proportions
Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty, was widely considered the most beautiful woman in the world, mortal or divine. So, you'd think...
The End of Pompeii: The Death and Eventual Resurrection of an Ancient Roman City
On August 24, 79 A.D., a small town in the Roman province of Campania, on the western shore of Italy, was stopped dead in...
Romans And Barbarians – Part 3
Sometimes the freedom enjoyed by the hitherto un-Romanized Britons was valued more highly than the supposed benefits of civilization, especially if that civilization was...
Romans And Barbarians – Part 2
Roman literature contains many instances of barbarians being led by their emotions and not considering the consequences of their action. This is presented as...