Sextus Roscius of Ameria: The Parricide Trial That Launched Cicero
Cicero’s defense exposed a scheme built on proscription lists and a freedman’s influence. According to Cicero, in September of 81 BC a wealthy landowner from … Read more
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A Murder Trial in Ancient Rome: The Poison Ring of 331 BC
How a slave’s testimony uncovered the first criminal inquiry into poisoning in Roman history According to Livy, in the year 331 BC the city of … Read more
Cloaca Maxima: An Engineering Marvel of Ancient Rome
The Cloaca Maxima: How Rome Mastered Waste Management Millennia Ago. The Cloaca Maxima (Latin: Cloāca Maxima, literally “Greatest Sewer”) served as one of the earliest … Read more