Did Caius Julius Caesar want to be king? (Explained)
The name Caius Julius Caesar is probably the best known roman name of all time. Everybody has heard of him and most of us also know that he was proclaimed…
The timeperiod from 500 BC to 500 AD
Why did Gladiator fights disappear? (Explained)
Gladiator fights were extremely popular in ancient Rome. And yet at some point, they disappeared. But what happened? Were they banned or did they just fade out of existence? Let`s…
What happened to the bodies of dead Gladiators?
When I was rewatching the movie Gladiator yesterday I was wondering what actually happened to the bodies of dead Gladiators. Were they just buried in an anonymous mass grave or…
3 Persian Customs Alexander the Great Adopted
Alexander did not only marry persian women. In addition to the marriages, he also adopted several persian customs. Let`s find out why… Alexander the Great adapted much of the royal…