What If The Roman Empire Never Fell?
Top 20 Facts About the Roman Empire School Doesn't Teach You About
VOICE OVER: Rebecca Brayton
WRITTEN BY: George Pacheco
Think you know everything about ancient Rome? Think again! Join us as we count down the most fascinating, bizarre, and surprising facts about the Roman Empire that your history teacher never covered. From sewer goddesses to salty salaries, same-sex imperial marriages, and beauty secrets involving goose fat, ancient Rome was far stranger than you ever imagined! Our countdown includes incredible facts like the Saturnalia festival where slaves and masters swapped roles, how Roman timekeeping made hours literally shorter or longer depending on the season, Emperor Claudius's scandalous final marriage to his own niece, why there were no tomatoes in ancient Roman cuisine, and how Roman concrete has the ability to actually heal itself. Could you have survived life in the Roman Empire? Let us know in the comments below! read more...
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