Roman currency of 2,000 years ago consisted of nearly pure silver coins, but less valuable metals were used in making coins during the 3rd and 4th century while the Roman Empire was declining.
The Romans used vases for the same reasons we use them. They held flowers, or other decorative items, or they were objects of art themselves. There was a dice game that they played with a glass vase,...
The ancient Roman students used the same materials that our present day students use, although in a primitive form. Their books were scrolls, which they had to unroll in order to read and then roll...
The aqueducts were used mainly to bring fresh clean water to where it was needed. This need could be either in cities and towns or for agriculture purposes. In the city of Rome itself, the eleven...
The ancient Romans and the people they conquered used the Roman alphabet. It was the standard, even though the Greek alphabet was in wide use by the educated.