Around 25 percent of babies in the first century AD did not survive their first year and up to half of all children would die before the age of 10. As a result, the Roman state gave legal rewards ...

Roman children often seem to be absent from the ancient sources. How did they spend their first years of life? Did they manage to find their way among the various educators, often slaves, who ...

The Roman Empire grew over a long period of time from ... a good rest before they take on these 600 some men, women, children. They're not exactly the strongest opposition that you could imagine.

Historian Bettany Hughes explores why Britain became part of the Roman Empire in 43AD and what it was like for the soldiers, women and the children who lived here at this time. This clip is from ...

(Sorry kids, it’s not your fault.) And I’m angry. The activities of last night are a regular occurrence. I stared down at the yellow sheet of paper. At the top: Roman Empire Study Guide.

Discipline for children was very firm in Roman times as it was thought to make them strong, to improve their character and, for boys, to prepare them for life in the army. Before the Roman ...