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Welcome to the Did you know page of the Roman Empire Portal. This is the page where interesting facts are stored and nominated to appear on the main portal page. The following guidelines apply to Did you know...? entries: Try to find facts that are interesting and not just run of the mill information.
The Colosseum in Rome. In its initial stages, the ancient Roman architecture reflected elements of architectural styles of the Etruscans and the Greeks. Over a period of time, the style was modified in tune with their urban requirements, and civil engineering and building construction technology became developed and refined.
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC), the Roman Republic (509–27 BC), and the Roman Empire (27 BC – 476 AD) until the fall of ...
TIL that ancient Rome had fast food restaurants called 'thermopolia,' where people bought hot meals on the go, much like modern takeout. Image credits: AprumMol #23.
Archaeologists digging in central Rome say they've found what could be the oldest known Roman temple: the temple of Fortuna. It's believed to have been built around the 7th century BC for the ...
This list of interesting facts is the perfect way to learn something new about life. ... Vatican City, located in Rome, Italy, is the smallest country in the world at only 0.2 miles wide.
The Temple of Castor and Pollux (Italian: Tempio dei Dioscuri) is an ancient temple in the Roman Forum, Rome, Central Italy. [1] It was originally built in gratitude for victory at the Battle of Lake Regillus (495 BC).
The Romans solidified the modern concept of the hour as one-24th part of a day and night. The English measurement system also retains features of the Ancient Roman foot (11.65 modern inches), which was used in England prior to the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. The inch itself derives from the Roman uncia, meaning one-twelfth part.