Ancient Rome Live

The marble bust of Julia the Elder can be found in the Altes Museum on Museum Island in Berlin.
Emperor Augustus' only biological child, Julia is remembered for her dramatic fall from grace. After becoming involved in a public scandal, she was exiled to an island off the coast of central Italy—an event that some ancient sources even linked to the exile of Ovid.
🔗 Read more: https://ancientromelive.org/julia/

🏛️ 5 Years in the Eternal City
What began with a YouTube discovery has become a unique learning experience for NC State University architecture students. Since 2022, Ancient Rome Live has welcomed a new NC State College of Design cohort to Rome each year, using the ancient city itself as the syllabus.

🔗 Read the full story: https://ancientromelive.org/news/five-years-in-the-eternal-city-arl-and-north-carolina-state-universitys-college-of-design-mark-a-milestone/

SHORT SEMINAR
Vandal Sack of Rome, 455 AD
June 7, 9pm Rome (CET)
In the summer of 455, the Vandal king Genseric led his forces into Rome and spent two weeks stripping the city bare. Join us to examine this pivotal and often overlooked moment in the fall of ancient civilization.

🔗https://ancientromelive.org/live-streams-seminars/

The macellum was the beating commercial heart of the Roman city !
An indoor market for meat, fish, and provisions, found not just in Rome but stamped across the entire empire wherever Roman urbanism took root.

🔗 https://youtu.be/V7hZCFXB6qY?si=tjMoxjEdpe2y-6NW

Rome's Ancient Food Markets: The Macellum from Pompeii to Jerash What did a Roman go grocery shopping look like? The macellum was th...

The Severan Tondo shows Septimius Severus, his wife Julia Domna, their older son Caracalla (lower right of picture) and the obliterated image of his murdered co-heir, Geta.

📍Altes Museum, Berlin

🔗Learn about life in Severan Rome: https://youtu.be/TlRPchQbh-8?si=vefYqBYL1wa0EhZp

Who was Rome’s most iconic imperial trainwreck? 👑🔥
From chaotic reigns to dramatic downfalls, we’re ranking the best of the worst Roman emperors — because apparently absolute power and good decision-making rarely went together.
Read more (and vote for Rome’s ultimate disaster) in this month’s newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/ancientromelive.org/worst-emperors?e=d4d4bb372e #

· AD 337 · Constantine the Great dies after falling ill. It marks a change from all the murders and suicides!

🔗 Learn more about Constantine: https://ancientromelive.org/constantine/

Rome's Garage Economy: Ancient Rome wasted very little. ♻️
From reused marble and brick to the massive amphora mound of Monte Testaccio. Discover how centuries of reuse quite literally reshaped the Eternal City.

🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLBuzUsoIAw&t=790s

MASTERCLASS
Galen: Healing in antiquity w/ special guest Prof. Bronwen Wickkiser
May 24, 9pm Rome CET | 3pm EST
What did healing actually look like in the ancient world? In this masterclass, is joined by special guest Professor Bronwen Wickkiser to examine the intersection of science, philosophy, and ritual in Greco-Roman medicine.

🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e4YwCH2NTHm-v87EnfoRoA

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