Once upon a time, King Numitor was ruling the city of Alba Longa. Alba Longa was a city in central Italy. Numitor got overthrown by his younger brother Amulius. Numitor was exiled to a farm. His daughter Rhea Silvia was consigned to the Vestal Virgins to keep her Read more…
In 207 B.C., Hannibal had been dominating Italy for 11 years. He had defeated every Roman army that faced him. By this time, the Romans were avoiding battle and just trying to contain him. It was obvious that he could not take Rome, but they could not take him. Read more…
The Great Roman Fire started on the night of June 18, 64 A.D. It most likely started either in an apartment building or a shop. Poor Romans lived in multi-story apartment buildings called insulae. People cooked in their apartments. Some of the shops sold fast food or sold flammable Read more…