The Roman Empire was one of the greatest societies in human history. For thousands of years it flourished, having it's troubled times, but mostly succeeding in setting a precedence for all future societies. Many of the ideas and systems created in the Roman Empire are with us today, especiall...

Between the first and fourth centuries Christianity gradually became the prevailing religion of Rome. The burden of how to respond to this new religion was placed upon the Roman government. Many kings or emperors of the Romans responded to Christianity in a different fashion. Over this large amo...

Art was one of the earliest manifestations of culture; this is because it fulfills humankind's need to interpret everything around them including their world and spiritual beliefs. Paleolithic art can be found to date back over thirty thousand years. The first discovery of this type of art ...

The word gladiator means "prizefighter." Ancient Rome used gladiators during war. Rome's government needed many soldiers to fight in the army, so many slaves and prisoners were used to entertain the Romans during gladiator games. This kept the people of Rome used to fighting and used to the sigh...