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Navigating the mean streets of 125 AD just got a lot easier with this subway-style map of the ancient Roman road network.

 If you lived in ancient Rome, you would think twice before putting on your pants. To ancient Romans, trousers were the ultimate symbol of barbarism and no honorable man wanted to be considered the garb of a savage barbarian. There was even a law that strictly prohibited wearing pants and boots in ancient Rome.

One swashbuckling charioteer earned the equivalent of US$15 billion.

The Antonine Plague killed up to 3,000 ancient Romans per day during the reign of Marcus Aurelius from about 165-180 A.D., but its underlying cause remains unknown.

himself to thirst more deeply for the triumphant palm of martyrdom, and more bravely to seize it. Others, however, were so tortured with diverse torments, and mangled with unheard of tearing of limbs, that without delay

Vercingetorix was an Arverni nobleman, a prince of Gaul and the most famous of all the Gaul. He was a mighty, brave warrior and a true enemy of the Romans.

Scientific research

The Youtuber 'EmperorTigerstar' specializes in documenting the unfolding of world historical events by stitching together hundreds of maps into timelapse films. In years past, we've featured his 'map animations' of the U.S.