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TIL the term ‘blood bath’ references Roman bull sacrifices (2nd to 4th c.) in which a priest is entrenched below a bull slaughter to bathe in the blood – Taurobolium (Prudencius: Peristephanon)

by whatilearned September 21, 2022, 5:55 pm

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TIL Byzantine princess Theophano, wife of Holy Roman emperor Otto was resented by the emperor’s courtiers for her peculiar habits, including “luxurius tastes”, like demanding to take a bath daily and using “a golden double prong to bring food to her mouth”, instead of eating with her hands

by whatilearned September 21, 2022, 3:34 am

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TIL one of the most successful playwrights in history was an Roman era African slave. Terrence was freed when his talent was discovered. He went on to become rich and famous . His works were read widely during the Medieval period as a tool for learning Latin. https://www.instagram.com/readoldebooks

by whatilearned September 20, 2022, 7:20 pm

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The importance, spread, and creation of armour in Ancient Rome: How a team based out of the University of Auckland created an exact replica of early Roman armour

by HistoryBuff September 19, 2022, 11:12 pm

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TIL that feather pillows actually date back to Roman times, but they fell out of favor and/or affordability for several hundred years

by whatilearned September 18, 2022, 5:32 pm

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Dating the Roman siege of Jerusalem

by HistoryBuff September 18, 2022, 5:08 pm

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Researchers piece together the story of an ancient Roman city of Falerii Novi one artifact at a time

by HistoryBuff September 15, 2022, 8:11 pm

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Why History Remember Nero as a Bad Ruler of the Roman Empire

by HistoryBuff September 14, 2022, 11:25 am

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TIL that Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor had an extramarital sexual relationship with his own step-grandmother, Germaine de Foix, who was one of his many mistresses. Charles later married his first cousin, Isabella of Portugal. His sister, Eleanor, married Isabella’s father and her uncle, King Manuel.

by whatilearned September 12, 2022, 7:34 pm

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TIL some watches with Roman numerals on the watch face use IIII instead of IV

by whatilearned September 12, 2022, 3:24 pm

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TIL that Catherine Schell – the actress who played Maya in “Space: 1999” (1975-77) – is a great-niece of King Louis XIV of France, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, 7th Prime-Minister of France, and Franz I & II & III, 50th Holy Roman Emperor and 8th Grand-Duke of Tuscany and former Duke of Lorraine.

by whatilearned September 12, 2022, 1:17 am

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TIL The terms Whig and Tory originated from partisan religious divide in Great Britain. Whigs comes from Scottish Presbyterians horse thieves, while Tory was an Irish term for a Roman Catholic outlaw. They formed due to King James II/VII, the last Catholic monarch in the UK.

by whatilearned September 9, 2022, 2:31 pm

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