Antiquity

Alexander the Great is known for many things. Overthrowing the Achaemenid empire at an incredible speed, excessive alcohol consumption, and marrying persian women. But why did Alexander the great marry…

Yesterday evening I watched the movie Gladiator. And something didn`t seem right. Many roman mosaics about gladiators show referees and yet the Movie did not show any referees or rules…

Roman gladiators were probably some of the finest swordsmen that history has ever seen. But how did these men train for their deadly duels in the Colosseum? What was their…

The numbers of animals that were killed in the Colosseum and the other arenas were enormous. But what happened to these dead animals? Some of the dead animals were transported…