El humor en la antigua Roma

La hija de Catón el Joven fue una mujer de firmes convicciones políticas, que repudió la dictadura de Julio César y apoyó a su marido, Bruto, cuando decidió acabar con aquél. 

En 1799, el descubrimiento de una estela con un texto en griego, en jeroglíficos y en demótico dio inicio a la carrera para el desciframiento de la antigua escritura egipcia, que culminaría el francés Champollion en 1822. 

Antes del siglo XIX, los aguadores llevaban el agua en cántaros desde las fuentes públicas hasta las casas. 

Roma people from all over Europe met in England for a conference in 1971. The Roma, who migrated from India over a thousand years ago, often used to be called gypsies. Many Roma led a travelling life, moving from place to place doing seasonal work. They suffered persecution and p ... Show More

<p>Known as the Eternal City, ancient Rome was one of the greatest civilisations in human history, but how did it come about?</p><br><p>With a turbulent history of Kings, civil wars and imperial desires - Rome has an incredible history. But who founded it? Were Romulus and Remus ... Show More

In the late 4th century and early 5th centuries two massive largely-Germanic confederations arrived on Roman borders, having been uprooted from their homelands by the Huns. These were the Goths and the Vandals. Both peoples would become prime enemies of the Roman Empires in the E ... Show More

‏تحدى الطبيعة والزمن ليروي تاريخاً من الحضارة والدم أعمدته تشع عظمة الإمبراطورية الرومانية مدرج الكولوسيوم في روما مع رضاب نهار 

While Caesar was fighting the Gallic Wars, events in Rome and beyond exacerbated the political tensions that would eventually lead to Civil War. 

The Pax Romana has long been shorthand for the empire’s golden age. Stretching from Caledonia to Arabia, Rome ruled over a quarter of the world’s population. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state in the history of humankind.<br><br>Today we are speaking with Tom Holland ... Show More

Coming up on this episode of Talking History: we're exploring entertainment, culture, religion and society in Ancient Rome, with Dr Jonathan Coulston, Senior Lecturer at the School of Classics at The University of St Andrews; Dr Rebecca Usherwood, Assistant Professor in Late Anti ... Show More