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 ...

Archaeologists working at a city in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered two life-sized funerary statues ...

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 ...

UD’s Ancient Greek and Roman Studies program allows students to immerse themselves in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome and trace their influence through history to the present day. Students ...

The Romans consumed vast quantities of wine, and its availability cut across all social classes, from nobles to common laborers and even slaves. Historical records suggest that the average Roman ...