Life in ancient Rome

A group of men wearing togas assault Julius Caesar in this painting depicting his assassination.

Violence, rebellion and sexual exploitation: the darker side of Ancient Rome

Illustration by Jonty Clark

Ye olde travel guide: Rome 192 AD

A Pompeii mural depicting a slave, in the Naples Museum. (Photo by Sites & Photos/Capture Ltd/ Alamy Stock Photo)

In Ancient Rome, what was the law of the twelve tables?

Roman ruins in Ancient Ostia with the tenements of Serapide

Feature Five facts about Roman insulae

A Roman relief showing a market scene

A handbook to shopping in ancient Rome

Roman silver denarius coins AD 72 till 200 and were offered up at the beginning of the 4th century AD, from the Nydan Bog archaeological site. (Photo by Clare Rowan)

From bes to Bitcoin: alternative currencies in the ancient Roman world

Vulcan caught Venus and Mars in a net and shows them to the laughing Gods. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)

Religion in ancient Rome: what did they believe?

A relief portrays patrons of a Roman tavern. (Photo By DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini/Getty Images)

The dangerous streets of ancient Rome

Banquet at a wealthy home in ancient Rome. (Photo by North Wind Picture Archives/Alamy)

Dormice, ostrich meat and fresh fish: the surprising foods eaten in ancient Rome

Roman wallpainting of a dinner party, Pompeii, Italy. (Photo by Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy)

What did people eat in Ancient Rome?

Relief of a charioteer

Q&A Who was the highest-paid sportsman in history?

A mosaic depicting the poet Virgil writing the Aeneid. (Photo By DEA / G. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini/Getty Images)

How to succeed in Ancient Rome

Roman civilization, Relief portraying gladiators and lions fighting in circus

Gladiators in ancient Rome: how did they live and die?

A Pompeian fresco from the first century showing a woman tuning a musical instrument. Excavations at the partially buried Roman city reveal that women played a prominent role in the home, and that they took personal grooming very seriously indeed. (Photo by: Werner Forman/UIG via Getty Images)

At home with the Romans

The columns of the Temple of Saturn and overview of the ruined Roman Forum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome. (Getty Images)

Justice, Roman style