Be a Roman sleuth - use your detective skills to unravel the events behind a mysterious death. You have until dawn to investigate the crime scene, and crack the case. Piece together the puzzle ...

SUMMARY Slavery was integral to Roman society, and slaves outnumbered citizens in Rome. There were many routes to slavery, including as prisoners of war, selling oneself into slavery, or being born a ...

One ancient writer describes Julia ... of Agrippina features particularly in my more recent Death in ancient Rome (Yale 2007). Therefore, when I was approached to research and present a three ...

“I was born in an era where there was great respect for death: I remember when there was a funeral, shopkeepers would close their shutters, and customers would stop. There was a deep meaning in ...