It is believed that the bikini was a 20th century invention, but an ancient mosaic reveals women in Rome wore it while ...

Unlike society in ancient Egypt, Rome did not regard women as equal to men before the law. They received only a basic education, if any at all, and were subject to the authority of a man.

Examining history, then, I think we must come to the conclusion that the Roman ideas of marriage had not a bad effect either on the happiness or morals of the women. If we take the period of Roman ...

Nymphs offer us more than just stories of sexy nature spirits. They can reveal how ancient people thought about their world ...

These discoveries in Pompeii could change how we view women in ancient Rome. July 10, 2025 by Futura Team. A stunning grave monument near Pompeii’s East Gate is turning history on its head.

Bodies, potentially decaying, were a more common sight in ancient Rome than now. Suetonius, writing in the first century CE, ...

In the shadow of Vesuvius, Pompeii has long offered an unparalleled window into ancient Roman life—but the view has been skewed. For centuries, women’s roles in the city have been overlooked ...

The presentation will focus on specific historical accounts of individual women, such as Queen Boudica who led a revolt in Roman Britain, Joan of Arc who inspired the French during the Hundred Years’ ...