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• Women's Works:What Were Those of Ancient Rome?

  The Fates were depicted as weavers. In Ancient Rome, weaving was one of the typical female works Not all and not always the women of Ancient Rome they stayed at home and did not work outside, on the contrary there were professions practiced almost exclusively by the female sex. A typical

• Parioli in Rome:Why is this district called this way?

  The Parioli district in Rome Everyone knows, at least by hearsay, the Parioli, and everyone knows that this term refers to one of the upper districts, in the sense of affluent, of Rome, but who or what does this name come from? Looking at it now and strolling through the streets dominated by

• Ancient Greek women:how did they do their hair?

  Ancient Greece:the hairstyle of the Venus de Milo The women of Ancient Greece they took great care of the physical appearance and paid great attention to hair, symbol of feminine charm and an infallible weapon of seduction in every age. The written sources, but also the countless representat

• The Dream of Silla

  Lucio Cornelio Silla. It is said that it was a dream that marked the success of his political and military career The ancient Romans they were basically superstitious and therefore careful to catch any warning signs coming from the most disparate events, even from dreams. It is said that Lu

• Medicine in Ancient Greece:Erofilo's Recipe to Treat Vision Problems

  Ancient medicine. The medicine of ancient Greece was, for the time, very advanced. Erofilo was a doctor who lived between the 4th and 3rd centuries BC The ancient Greeks they were also masters in the medical field, in which excellent figures stood out and theories were developed for the time at

• Gynecology in Ancient Greece:Recipe to Promote Conception

  Gynecology:baby in utero (the print dates back to the 1700s) The ancient Greeks they were masters in the field of gynecology and medicine in general, so much so that they can be considered the forefathers of Western medical science (if you want to read an ancient eye prescription click her

• Menstrual pains:how were they treated in Ancient Greece?

  A doctor visits a woman in Ancient Greece. Menstrual pains were treated with natural remedies How menstrual pains were treated in Ancient Greece? What could women do at that time to alleviate this widespread ailment? Definitely evolved, if we take into account the historical period in questi

• Gaius Apuleius Diocles, the "Lionel Messi" of Ancient Rome

  The famous chariot race scene in the movie “Ben Hur”. The greatest charioteer of Rome was Gaius Apuleius Diocles The game of football was obviously far from being invented, but so was Ancient Rome had his Lionel Messi , meaning with this comparison a sportsman as good as he is rich:we are refe

• Gustatio:the ancient Romans invent the aperitif

  A sumptuous Roman banquet. The gustatio was the aperitif before dinner The habit of the aperitif , still so widespread and appreciated today, has its origins in Ancient Rome. Thats right:the aperitif also belongs to that large group of inventions bequeathed to us by our ancestors of the Urb

• Why Do Greek Statues Have Small Penis?

  The Riace Bronzes, also with a small penis Have you ever wondered why the Greek statues representing heroes, warriors, philosophers, eminent sportsmen and in any case great characters, have a visibly small penis ? An answer to this question (which we have probably all asked ourselves) was give

• The "Abbuffate" of the Ancient Romans

  A typical banquet among Roman nobles:their binges have remained famous It is an image that we all have well impressed in our minds for having seen it hundreds of times in books, in frescoes and even reconstructed in successful films: the binges of the ancient Romans are the most famous in history

• The Funeral of Julius Caesar

  Marco Antonio pronounces the funeral oration at the funeral of Julius Caesar The funeral of Julius Caesar , who was the victim of a conspiracy on March 15, 44 BC while he was in the Senate, it was a propaganda masterpiece developed by the skilful mind of Marco Antonio , who became the politi

• Caligula the Schizophrenic

  Caligula Thus the Roman historian Suetonius speaks of the Emperor Caligula: During the day he secretly consulted with Capitoline Jupiter, now speaking in a low voice and listening, now shouting and not without adding offense. In practice, the first citizen of Rome considered himself a god a

• That Caligula transvestite ...

  Caligula. According to Suetonius, once the emperor presented himself to three of him ex consuls disguised as a woman The following story, a passage from Suetonius, gives an idea of ​​the bizarre personality of the emperor Caligula (12-41 AD). The historian writes: “One night he summoned thre

• Apicius:White sauce

  Fish was the fundamental ingredient of garum, the favorite sauce of the Romans The recipe which follows is taken verbatim from De re coquinaria by Apicius, considered the first great chef in history. The sauces, in general, they were much loved by the Romans, who used them to accompany

• Apicius cake ... with fish!

  Sweets in Ancient Rome. In this Apicius dessert there is also the “garum”, a fish-based sauce Marco Gavio Apicius (25 BC-37 AD), the first great gastronome of antiquity, suggests the following recipe to prepare a dessert: “Toast pine nuts and peeled walnuts; mix with honey, pepper, garum,

• Olive Oil Lamps in Ancient Rome:how they worked

  Roman oil lamps olive oil it had extraordinary importance in ancient times and Rome was no exception. In fact, the Romans used this precious natural product as a food, especially to season various dishes (but not only), for body care, in particular as an ointment capable of deeply moisturizing

• Olive Oil as Medicine in Ancient Rome

  Olive oil. In Ancient Rome it was also used as a natural medicine olive oil performed a medical and curative function among many peoples of antiquity (https://www.pilloledistoria.it/5888/storia-antica/etruschi-olio-doliva-come-medicamento-per-lumination and https://www.pilloledistoria .it / 5918

• Scented Oils in Ancient Rome

  Perfumed oils were used in Rome to nourish and smooth the skin of the body body care , understood as personal hygiene and physical fitness, was one of the main connotations of the ancient Romans (https://www.pilloledistoria.it/3128/storia-antica/igiene-bellezza-nellantica-roma-oli-unguenti-profu

• The Death of Nero Narrated by Suetonius

  Death of Nero The last moments of the life of Nero told by the pen of Suetonius they describe grotesque aspects in full harmony with the character, but also points of dignity, culminating in a suicide, although, according to the historian, it was due more to fear than courage. This is the