Category: Romans

Brigitte Bardot’s Former Vacation Villa ‘Le Castelet’ Is for Sale

High on a hilltop outside Cannes, France, Le Castelet is a historic and luxurious villa transformed into a 21st-century paradise. Once a vacation home of actress Brigitte Bardot, this glamorous estate overlooking the incredibly beautiful countryside is now listed for 5.9 million euros ($6.5 million). Originally a defensive castle during the Roman period, Le Castelet was…


1,800-Year-Old Iron Mask of Roman Soldier Unearthed in Ancient City Points to Imperial Garrison in Turkey

Turkish archaeologists have unearthed evidence of an imperial Roman garrison in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis, near modern-day Eskipazar in the northern Turkish province of Karabük, producing a fragment of an iron mask believed to have been worn by cavalry in the Roman army some 1,800 years ago. Excavation of the ancient city of Hadrianopolis,…


Archeologists Find Roman-Age Bronze Handle Depicting Man Being Fed to the Lions

A relic of Roman England’s brutal past was unearthed under the floor of a Roman town house in Leicester—an elaborately decorated bronze handle of a key was found, which depicts a “Barbarian” man being fed live to a lion, with four naked, terrified children huddled below. Archeologists from University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) discovered…


The Hand That Rocks the Cradle: Roman Women and Their Legacy Today

For centuries after its founding in 753 B.C., Rome inculcated in its men “virtus,” a word weighted with meaning: manliness, courage, character, and self-worth. Coupled with “pietas,” which connoted respect for the gods, their country, and their families, virtus produced the citizens, soldiers, and leaders who would expand the power and influence of Rome from…