Rome
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A Roman relief, second century AD; Ostia, Italy Photograph: The Art Archive T here is remarkably little good poetry about very small children. Maybe it’s the lack of sleep that does it; for the first few months it’s hard to remember to put out the bins, let alone write poems. Perhaps the first writer to make a serious attempt to evoke the world of earliest childhood was the Latin poet Statius, a contemporary of the Roman emperor Domitian (ad 81–96).
Children in the Roman Empire | TLS
Selected QuickTime VR panoramas in and around Insula I.9. Click on the node-markers to view the panoramas (in a new window). The panoramas contain clickable hotspots linking adjacent nodes - indicated by this cursor - so it is also possible to explore the site using these (eg along streets, through doorways) instead of the node-markers, or a mix of both. Although panoramas were made in nearly every room or space of the block, those presented here are a subset showing the surrounding streets and the interior of one house, Casa del Frutteto (House of the Fruit Orchard).
Pompeii - Insula I.9 - QTVR panoramas
Top 10 Myths About the Romans
For many, the only exposure to Ancient Rome comes from what they have seen in the movies or on television. Unfortunately, films like Gladiator, Spartacus, Barabbas, and Demetrius and the Gladiators don’t present a very accurate depiction of life in Rome and the arena. Considering the fact that the Roman Empire existed for so long, and so much of our own Western society has derived from it, it is no surprise that we all have at least one or two misconceptions about the Empire and its people. For this reason, we have put together a list of the most misconceptions people hold about the Ancient Roman society and customs. Fortunately most are easily proven wrong as you will see when you read on: Contrary to popular belief, the emperor did not give a thumbs up or down for a gladiator as a signal to kill his enemy.
