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How do you feed a city of more than one million people? 🍴

For Imperial Rome, the answer was the annona-a vast state-organized supply network that moved grain from Egypt and North Africa across the Mediterranean, through Ostia and Portus, and into the capital.

Warehouses, river barges, officials, and distribution centers all formed part of a system essential to Rome’s survival and political stability.

Feeding Rome was one of the greatest logistical challenges of the ancient world.

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Ancient Rome Live | The Annona: Feeding the City of Rome How did Rome feed a population of one million? Explore the annona, the state-run grain supply that upheld stability and imperial authority.

Would you have survived Pompeii? 🌋

The people who escaped the eruption of Vesuvius had one crucial advantage: they left.

The archaeological record preserves the victims, but survivors leave far fewer traces. What separated those who escaped from those who did not came down to where they were, when they left, and which direction they ran.

Leave early. Travel fast. Don’t wait for possessions. And get beyond the reach of the ash and pyroclastic surges.

Would you have made it out?

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Discover ancient Pompeii by drone! Join for an aerial examination of Pompeii: the Forum, t...

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Decoding the Arch of Constantine: Recycled Art The Arch of Constantine is a large triple triumphal arch in Rome, b...

When we think of Ancient Rome, we often think of Italy. But the Roman world stretched far beyond the Eternal City🏛️

Earlier this spring, ARL Director Darius Arya traveled across Algeria on a two-week journey through one of the Roman world’s most extraordinary-and least visited-landscapes.

From the Mediterranean ruins of Tipaza to Djemila, Constantine, Hippo Regius, and the remarkable streets of Timgad, the journey continued south through the Aurès Mountains to the edge of the Sahara.

This is Ancient Rome beyond Italy-and ARL’s coverage of Roman North Africa begins now.

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Ancient Rome Live | News | Beyond Italy: ARL Goes to Algeria From Timgad to Tipaza, ARL Director Darius Arya travels to one of the Roman world's most extraordinary – and least visited – landscapes.

Explore the parts of Rome that are off the beaten tourist track!

Written by Ancient Rome Live Director Darius Arya and Rome-based journalist Erica Firpo, the 90-page National Geographic Special Edition Hidden Rome reveals the layers of the city beyond its most famous monuments.

From hidden streets and remarkable archaeology to water, entertainment, and the people who shaped the Eternal City, it’s a celebration of the Rome they’ve spent decades exploring.

Pick up your copy and discover a different side of Rome.

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The Pomerium: Rome's Sacred Boundary Line:

The Pomerium: Rome’s Sacred Boundary Explained The pomerium was ancient Rome's sacred, legal, and religious bounda...

Good interiors never go out of style! 🏺

Roman homes weren’t just practical spaces. From beautifully crafted bowls and pottery to decorative vessels and everyday objects, the things Romans surrounded themselves with could bring color, craftsmanship, and character into the home.

Some pieces were made to impress. Others were simply part of daily life. Together, they give us a glimpse into what an ancient Roman home might actually have looked and felt like.

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Pompeii and Herculaneum have preserved extraordinary fragments of Roman life 🏺

Here's a selection of remarkable finds from the Vesuvian world: the Pompeii riot of 59 depicted in mosaic, Pyrrhus of Epirus from the Villa dei Papiri, the monumental tomb of Gnaeus Alleius Nigidius Maius, and a Samnite gladiator helmet from the Pompeii gladiator barracks.

Each object preserves a different piece of the people, spectacle, and daily life of the ancient cities.

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September in Ancient Rome meant one thing: the Ludi Romani🏛️

Held in honour of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Rome’s greatest games grew into more than two weeks of festivities, running from 4th - 19th September.

Before the games began, an extraordinary procession made its way from the Capitoline Hill, through the Roman Forum and into the Circus Maximus. Magistrates, musicians, dancers and athletes took part - and even statues of the gods were brought along to watch from seats of honour.

Join archaeologist Darius Arya for a blow-by-blow account of one of Ancient Rome’s greatest spectacles.

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Ancient Rome Live | Seminar - The Ludi Romani in the Circus Maximus The Roman Games, "Ludi Romani," were created to honor Jupiter Optimus Maximus and were held at the Circus Maximus. Learn more about the games here.