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Dave was getting a haircut prior to a trip to Rome.

by cringeyjokesman September 4, 2022, 2:22 pm

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“Fall of Rome Sent Europe Back” Question

by HistoryBuff August 29, 2022, 5:10 am

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TIL that deviled eggs predate the devil. They’ve been a popular appetizer since pre-Christian Rome.

by whatilearned August 14, 2022, 12:47 pm

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Two beggars are sitting on a sidewalk in Rome.

by cringeyjokesman August 11, 2022, 7:41 pm

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TIL: In ancient Rome actors had a very low social status and were seen as little better than prostitutes

by whatilearned August 8, 2022, 7:43 pm

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TIL that in 1985 the mayors of Rome and Carthage signed a peace treaty formally ending the Punic Wars, more than 2000 years after Carthage was destroyed by Roman general Scipio Aemilianus.

by whatilearned July 27, 2022, 10:10 pm

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TIL that the final bastion of ancient Rome was the Principality of Theodoro on Crimea which lasted till 1475. With the conquest of Mangup by Ottoman forces, the Principality was taking with it the last remnant of the Byzantine Empire, after 2,228 years of existence of Roman civilization.

by whatilearned July 23, 2022, 12:34 pm

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The trip to Rome

by cringeyjokesman July 21, 2022, 7:30 pm

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TIL There is a hill in rome made up of 80 million broken pots that were discarded after use in shipping.

by whatilearned July 13, 2022, 5:40 pm

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TIL about Giulia Tofana, a woman living in 17th century Rome. She sold poison disguised as cosmetics to women who wanted to kill their husbands, and by the time she was caught and executed, had contributed to the deaths of over 600 men.

by whatilearned July 13, 2022, 3:03 am

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TIL that just like their Roman Enemies, Carthage transitioned from a Monarchy into a Republic. Their government was led by 2 Sufets (Judges) elected by a parliament mad up of the City’s leading noble families. Unlike Rome however a separate, popularly-elected official commanded the military.

by whatilearned July 10, 2022, 8:59 am

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The History of Abortion & Contraception in Ancient Greece and Rome

by HistoryBuff June 30, 2022, 11:24 pm

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