Top 20 Most Interesting Facts About Ancient Rome

The Ancient Romans were among the first civilizations to create an empire that was feared by everyone at its peak. Although, their military prowess is not what makes the Ancient Romans amazing.

The real reason why Ancient Romans are remembered in history is that they revolutionized the world with their ideas and their culture.

Nonetheless, there are many things that people don’t know about this civilization and today we are going to shed some light on it by presenting the top 20 most interesting facts about Ancient Romans.

20. The Classic Story

We think it’s safe to say that everyone has heard of the Romulus and Remus story. These two brothers were raised by a wolf mother and they are said to be the founders of Rome.

However, this story is just a myth and the name Romulus and the story of the two brothers was actually invented after Rome was built.

19. Entertainment

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The Ancient Romans didn’t have things like Netflix back in their time and the gladiator arena was their favorite form of entertainment.

There are lots of movies made about the gladiator arena and the massive Colosseum which had room for 50,000 people still stands to this day.

18. Burning Away

Another popular story from the time of the Ancient Romans is the one of Emperor Nero who is said to be playing the fiddle while Rome was burning to the ground in a massive fire.

This story is also just myth because the fiddle wasn’t even invented when the fire happened.

17. Severe Punishment

Ancient Romans didn’t take kindly to criminals and the way they punished them is horrific. Criminals would be thrown in the gladiator arena where they would have to “fight” off wild animals such as lions. Now this is an unfair match.