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Tough job, being a ruler. Someone always wants you dead. Today's question is about how many Roman emperors were assassinated.

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How Many Roman Emperors Were Assassinated?
Roman history can often be seen as one long rollercoaster of murder, sex, murder, eating, sex, murder and then more murder.
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January 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Today's question is about slavery and how, specifically, a slave could be freed. What were the mechanics of manumission?

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How Could a Slave Be Freed?
One of the most common topics I am asked questions about when it comes to Roman history regards the lives of slaves, and today is no different.
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January 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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In today's question, we take a look at whether Caracalla made everyone in the Empire a citizen with the passing of his famous edict in AD 212.

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Did Caracalla Make Everyone a Citizen?
Caracalla is famous for a couple of things, with the best scowl in Roman iconography being one of them.
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December 28, 2024 at 7:09 PM
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Today's 'ask me anything' question is How Tall Were the Romans? Should be easy enough...

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How Tall Were the Romans?
We tend to think of ancient people as being much shorter than us and living for a much shorter period, sometimes without much to go on other than 'well...
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January 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Today's question regards the issue of what, if anything, Romans wore under their togas. Did they wear underwear? Let's find out! Not literally, of course

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Did the Romans Wear Underwear?
Getting into a toga was not simply a matter of holding onto one end of a bedsheet and twirling yourself around in a circle, despite what you might have tried that time you dressed up as a Roman for Ha...
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December 27, 2024 at 6:20 PM
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Having recovered from a bout of the flu, I have chosen a gentle topic for the next question. What was the 'Roman salute?'

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What Was the 'Roman Salute?'
There are a number of ways people have traditionally tried to absolve themselves of responsibility after they perform what appear to be Nazi salutes in public.
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January 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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In response to @rattenbo.bsky.social, today's article is about how, if at all, the climate has changed since Roman times.

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Has the Climate Changed Since Roman Times?
If you stand on the scoured uplands above Trawsfynydd in North Wales, face to the hammer of the wind, hunched like a beggar, horizontal rain and a Celtic Sea gale forcing the breath back down your thr...
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January 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Today, we ask what Romans ate for breakfast. Was it all pickled lark's tongues or did they eat something simpler for the first meal?

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What did the Romans Eat for Breakfast?
If there is one thing the wealthy and elite Roman liked to do, when they weren't complaining about having to spend all day watching gladiators boshing each other over the head (even though they willin...
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January 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Today's question asks whether ancient Rome had its own police force and, if so, how did it work? This one has Nero being an asshole in it!

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Did Ancient Rome Have a Police Force?
As you could probably expect, the night-shadowed streets of ancient Rome were not exactly the safest places to wander, arm-in-arm with a loved one, taking in the soft evening air as one meandered gent...
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January 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Today we ask whether the Romans had newspapers? Pretty simple question, so let's find out!

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Did the Romans Have Newspapers?
In conversation about yesterday's subject, dinosaurs, I got to talking to a reader about the Roman love of a bit of good gossip.
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January 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Today's question comes from a reader who asked which emperor had the shortest reign. It shouldn't be too hard to find out!

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Which Emperor had the Shortest Reign?
Over the past few weeks, we've looked at some interesting details about Roman emperors - how old they were, on average, how many of them were assassinated and so on - and today, we're answering a read...
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January 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Today the question is about what the Romans knew about dinosaurs. Did they find bones? Did they know what they were? Let's find out!

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Did the Romans Know About Dinosaurs?
If you ever find yourself in Texas, heaven forbid, with a day to spare, I recommend a trip to the Dinosaur Valley State Park, where you can spend a pleasant day in the sun, dabbling your scorched toes...
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January 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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The Romans loved a glass or two of wine, but what did they think of beer? Did they drink it? Let's see!

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Did the Romans Drink Beer?
In Northern Europe, cowed by Arctic winds and horizontal rain and lashed by perpetual winter, the stunted and bearded locals are, seemingly, designed by the evolutionary process to withstand their tor...
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January 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM