Curated Video
Didius Julianus literally bought the Roman Empire
Didius Julianus was a Roman statesman raised by the same mother as Marcus Aurelius, one of the wisest emperors in history. He governed many provinces, he repelled Rome’s enemies and by the time he was nearing 60, he was looking at a...
Jabzy
The Ancient Roman Guidebook to Picking up Women | Ovid, Roman Life, Ancient History
The Ancient Roman Guidebook to Picking up Women | Ovid, Roman Life, Ancient History
Jabzy
When did People stop using Hieroglyphics or Worshipping Zeus? Who were the Last Ancient People?
When did People stop using Hieroglyphics or Worshipping Zeus? Who were the Last Ancient People?
Curated Video
Roman Architecture
This video identifies architectural techniques used by ancient Romans.
Vlogbrothers
How Young Is History?
In which John Green considers the historical distance between Rome's Pantheon, the cave paintings at Lascaux, a different community's cave paintings at Chauvet, and the current day. Too often, we think that a hundred years, or a...
Weird History
Who Was Emperor Maximunus Thrax?
While many factors led to the fall of the Roman Empire, the Crisis of the 3rd Century embodied the turmoil that eventually ended Rome's centuries-long rule. More than 20 barracks emperors - men who came to power thanks to their military...
Weird History
How Artificial Sweetener May Have Ruined The Roman Empire
Ancient Rome was the greatest empire in the world - until it collapsed. Did lead exposure doom the empire? Recent research uncovered high levels of lead in Imperial Rome's drinking water, but that wasn't the most dangerous source of lead...
Weird History
What Roman Parties Were Really Like
Contrary to popular belief, Rome was not all crazy sex parties. In fact, ancient Roman parties were pretty tame by today’s standards. Most of the time, it consisted of noble families getting together, eating elaborate food dishes, and...
Curated Video
Italy, Rome - The Roman Forum
For centuries the Forum was the center of day-to-day life in Rome: the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches; and the nucleus of commercial affairs. Here...
Weird History
Weirdest Foods From Ancient Rome
The people of ancient Rome may have lived thousands of years ago, but their diets were anything but old-fashioned. In fact, they chowed down on many foods we would shudder to even consider consuming today. The rich and famous, ranging...
60 Second Histories
Which Roman gods are which?
This brief video explores some of the gods worshiped by the Romans, like Jupiter, king of the gods and Mars the god of war and explains that people made sacrifices to the gods
60 Second Histories
Builders and engineers in the Roman Empire
A Roman legionary describes the amazing construction projects undertaken by Roman builders such as the Coliseum and the Cloaca Maxima and includes the concrete they made and the fabulous arches
Curated Video
Italy, Rome, Roman Forum - Temple of Venus and Rome
The largest and most splendid of Rome's temples, the Temple of Venus and Rome was designed by Hadrian, himself. Although consecrated in AD 121, construction did not begin until about AD 125. The architect was the emperor Hadrian and...
PBS
Where Does the #Hashtag Symbol Come From?
It's gone by many names, (the pound sign, the number sign, the octothorpe and the hashtag symbol) and it's had many meanings, but what is the origin of this # mysterious symbol? Well the truth is it goes back all the way to ancient Rome....
60 Second Histories
Living in a Roman town
This short video explores what the streets of Rome looked like, what kind of buildings there were such as the forum and basilica and why there were so many takeaways.
60 Second Histories
A Roman legionary's equipment
This short video describes the personal belongings, equipment, food and water the legionaries had to carry when they conquered new lands
Weird History
What Was It Like In Rome's Golden Age
What was Ancient Rome like? It had a little bit of everything. The city of Rome was a bustling urban center full of commoners, animals, and politicians - all running into each other on crowded streets, in public buildings, and at any...
60 Second Histories
A Roman slave woman
This video shows what life can be like for a slave woman, it shows a Celt who had been captured in England and taken to Rome to serve as a slave
60 Second Histories
Roman baths
A Roman legionary describes a Roman bathhouse and the various rooms and facilities available such as the palaestra or gym and the caldarium and frigidarium.
Next Animation Studio
Archaeologists uncover skeleton of man crushed while fleeing Pompeii
Archaeologists have unearthed the skeleton of a Pompeii resident who managed to survive an initial volcanic blast, only to end up getting crushed by a rock.
Curated Video
Hadrian Emperor
Hadrian (76-138 AD) was the fourteenth Emperor of Rome. Hadrian was born Publius Aelius Hadrianus into a Hispano-Roman family. Although Italica near Santiponce (in modern-day Spain) is often considered his birthplace, his actual place of...
60 Second Histories
Roman weapons - the gladius
A legionary describes the gladius; one of the most famous swords from history, at over 50cm long Roman legionaries were well trained in using them.
60 Second Histories
Gladiators
This short video describes the different types of gladiator such as the retiarius and the murmillo together with the different weapons and helmets they wore; it even mentions the female gladiators that fought
Weird History
What It Was Like to Be a Roman Slave
Slave labor was a huge aspect of Roman life and the Republic depended heavily on free work from human beings who had no rights, no possessions, and were left at the whims of their masters to be worked to death, starved, tortured, and...