The social structure of ancient Rome was based ... purple stripe (clavus augustus). Roman society also involved a system of patronage. Members of the upper classes – the patroni – offered ...

The toga has long been one of the most recognisable symbols of ancient Rome, so why have we been getting its history wrong?

After the kings were expelled from Rome and before the Julio-Claudians established the first imperial dynasty, the consuls were the most powerful men in Rome. This political position was designed to ...

Defined by the men in their lives, women in ancient Rome were valued mainly as ... Not much information exists about Roman women in the first century. Women were not allowed to be active in ...

Who knew ancient Roman emperors could ... thanks to that all-important social media post that went viral: how often do men think about the Roman empire? Holland believes we’re so fascinated ...