Why Was Dementia Extremely Rare In Ancient Greece And Rome?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – When analyzing 2,500-year-old medical texts, scientists were surprised to discover dementia was hardly mentioned at all. Everything indicates memory loss was more or less unknown in ancient Greece and Rome. How can this be explained? Severe memory loss occurring at epidemic levels today was extremely rare 2,000 to 2,500 years […]
Ancient Expensive Roman Domus With Beautiful Mosaic Unearthed In Rome
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists working within the Colosseum Archaeological Park’s research project, have unearthed some rooms of a luxurious domus dated to the late Republican age. Image credit: Ministry of Culture The discovery was made in close vicinity of the Horrea Agrippiana warehouse complex along the Vicus Tuscus (commercial road that connected the river […]
Baths Of Caracalla: Italian Antique Thermae Complex For Leisure, Gossip, Business And Socialisation
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Baths of Caracalla are undoubtedly among imperial Rome’s most ambitious architectural masterpieces. Aerial view of Baths of Caracalla. Credit: Adobe Stock – Stefano Tammaro Their name relates to the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus from 198 to 217 AD, better known by his nickname ‘Caracalla. ‘The Baths of Caracalla […]
Dark And Light Sides Of Pax Romana: Great Political Slogan Introduced After Civil Wars
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The Pax Romana (“Roman Peace”) was a political slogan of great importance. It was introduced after the civil wars but not immediately after the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. The map depicts the Roman Empire in 117 C.E., at the height of the Pax Romana. Image credit: ushistory.org The “Roman Peace” […]
Vikings’ Self-Image Was Influenced By Ancient Rome – Intriguing Grave And Artifacts Reveal
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In the Late Viking Age, a grave was built that looks very similar to one of the most spectacular graves of the Roman Age in Norway. The Hunn burial site in Østfold is a rich cultural landscape with over 145 visible burial mounds covering a span of almost two thousand […]
Trajan’s Column – A Roman Triumphal Column In Ancient Rome
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Pillars of victory, also known as memorial columns, were occasionally erected to memorize the triumphs of victorious achievements of an emperor. They were built to honor an emperor and are generally described as a great victory because the Emperor won in the name of the Roman Empire. They thus acted […]
Scipio Africanus – Rome’s Greatest General Who Defeated Unbeatable Hannibal
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Scipio Africanus, Publius Cornelius – (237-183 BC) was a Roman general and the greatest of the famous Roman family of the Scipios, aristocrats, and militaries that commanded armies. In this painting by Tiepolo, Scipio Africanus is shown releasing the nephew of the Prince of Numidia after he was captured by […]