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4 days ago · They were one of the few groups of Roman women allowed to vote, in certain cases. [^12] In short, the legal and religious privileges of the Vestals gave them an independence that was simply unthinkable for most women in ancient Rome, who were usually under the authority of their father or husband.
4 days ago · The influence of ancient Rome on the modern world can hardly be overstated. From politics and law to language and architecture, the legacy of Rome endures to this day. The Roman system of government, with its checks and balances between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, served as a model for many modern democracies.
4 days ago · May 26, 2024. Slavery was a fundamental part of ancient Roman society and economy. It is estimated that 25-30% of the population of the Roman Empire, or about 5 million people, were slaves. In Roman Italy itself there were an estimated 2-3 million slaves, representing 30-40% of the total population. [1]
1 day ago · Discover the fascinating stories of Ancient Rome's most powerful women in our latest documentary. From virtuous matriarchs to cunning plotters, these ten wom...
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2 days ago · The Virgo Vestalis Maxima, the highest-ranking of the Vestal Virgins. The Latin word sacerdos, "priest", is the same for both the grammatical genders.In Roman state religion, the Vestal Virgins were responsible for the continuance and security of Rome as embodied by the sacred fire that they were required to tend on pain of extreme punishment.
5 days ago · The growth of Christianity from its obscure origin c. 40 AD, with fewer than 1,000 followers, to being the majority religion of the entire Roman Empire by AD 400, has been examined through a wide variety of historiographical approaches. Until the last decades of the 20th century, the primary theory was provided by Edward Gibbon in The History ...
4 days ago · Ancient Roman scholars thought that in earliest times slaves had been given the first name of their master suffixed with -por, perhaps to be taken as a form of puer, “boy.” Male slaves were often addressed as puer regardless of age; a slave was one who was never emancipated into adulthood and thus never allowed to become fully a man (vir).
