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The Ancient Rome portal .png) In modernhistoriography,ancient Rome is theRoman civilisation from thefounding of the Italian city ofRome in the 8th century BC to thecollapse of theWestern Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses theRoman Kingdom (753–509 BC), theRoman Republic (509–27 BC), and theRoman Empire (27 BC – 476 AD) until the fall of the western empire. Ancient Rome began as anItalic settlement, traditionally dated to 753 BC, beside theRiver Tiber in theItalian Peninsula. The settlement grew into the city and polity of Rome, and came to control its neighbours through a combination of treaties and military strength. It eventually controlled the Italian Peninsula, assimilating theGreek culture of southernItaly (Magna Graecia) and theEtruscan culture, and then became the dominant power in the Mediterranean region and parts of Europe. At its height it controlled theNorth African coast,Egypt, Southern Europe, and most of Western Europe, theBalkans,Crimea, and much of the Middle East, includingAnatolia, theLevant, and parts ofMesopotamia andArabia. That empire was among thelargest empires in the ancient world, covering around 5 million square kilometres (1.9 million square miles) in AD 117, with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants, roughly 20% of the world's population at the time. The Roman state evolved from an elective monarchy to aclassical republic and then to an increasingly autocraticmilitary dictatorship during the Empire. Ancient Rome is often grouped intoclassical antiquity together withancient Greece, and their similar cultures and societies are known as theGreco-Roman world. Ancient Roman civilisation has contributed to modern language, religion, society, technology, law, politics, government, warfare, art, literature, architecture, and engineering. Rome professionalised and expanded its military and created a system of government calledres publica, the inspiration for modern republics such as theUnited States andFrance. It achieved impressivetechnological andarchitectural feats, such as the empire-wide construction ofaqueducts androads, as well as more grandiose monuments and facilities. (Full article...) Selected article -show another Pottery was produced in enormous quantities inancient Rome, mostly for utilitarian purposes. It is found all over the formerRoman Empire and beyond.Monte Testaccio is a hugewaste mound in Rome made almost entirely of brokenamphorae used for transporting and storing liquids and other products – in this case probably mostly Spanish olive oil, which was landed nearby, and was the main fuel for lighting, as well as its use in the kitchen and washing in thebaths. It is usual to divideRoman domestic pottery broadly into coarse wares and fine wares, the former being the everyday pottery jars, dishes and bowls that were used for cooking or the storage and transport of foods and other goods, and in some cases also as tableware, and which were often made and bought locally. Fine wares were serving vessels or tableware used for more formal dining, and are usually of more decorative and elegant appearance. Some of the most important of these were made at specialised pottery workshops, and were often traded over substantial distances, not only within, but also between, different provinces of theRoman Empire. For example, dozens of different types ofBritish coarse and fine wares were produced locally, yet many other classes of pottery were also imported from elsewhere in the Empire. The manufacture of fine wares such asterra sigillata took place in large workshop complexes that were organised along industrial lines and produced highly standardised products that lend themselves well to precise and systematic classification. (Full article...) General imagesThe following are images from various ancient Rome-related articles on Wikipedia.
Selected biography -show another Glycerius (died after 474) wasRoman emperor of theWest from 473 to 474. He served ascomes domesticorum (commander of the palace guard) during the reign ofOlybrius (r. 472), until Olybrius died in November 472. After a four-monthinterregnum, Glycerius was proclaimed as emperor in March 473 byGundobad, themagister militum (master of soldiers) andpower behind the throne. Very few of the events of his reign are known other than that an attempted invasion ofItaly by theVisigoths was repelled by local commanders, diverting them toGaul. Glycerius also prevented an invasion by theOstrogoths through diplomacy, including a gift of 2,000solidi. Glycerius was not recognized by theEastern Roman emperorLeo I (r. 457–474), who instead nominatedJulius Nepos (r. 474–475/480) as Western Emperor and sent him with an army to invade the Western Empire. Glycerius was without allies because Gundobad had abandoned him, and therefore was forced toabdicate on 24 June 474, and was succeeded by Nepos. He was appointedBishop of Salona, which position he held until his death. He died, possibly in 480, and a nearly contemporaneous source blames him for the assassination of Nepos, but the records for this event are muddled. (Full article...) Did you know?
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