Interesting Facts
- Cobwebs were used to stop bleeding from fractured skulls and shaving cuts.
- Faustina, the wife of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, had a collection of several hundred wigs.
- A person found guilty of parricide was sewn up in a sack with a dog, a rooster, a viper, and a monkey, and thrown into the sea.
- Kissing a she-mule on the nostrils cures hiccups and sneezing.
- Even though the Romans had no stirrups, Julius Caesar could ride at a gallop with his hands behind his back.
- On opening day of the Colosseum there was over 9,000 animals slaughtered.
- Slaves accounts for 40% of the roman population.
- It was considered extreme poverty to not own a slave.
- Gladiators were forced to battle to the death. They were also forced to battle lions and rhinoceros.
- Many of the roads that ancient Romans built are still in existence today.
- Eagles were released at the funeral of a emperor in belief the eagle would carry their soul all the way to heaven.