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R MANS
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE
MIGHTY ANCIENT EMPIRE
CONTENTS
We all know about their roads and aqueducts, but
there is so much more to the Romans than their
practical transport solutions. We’ve put together this
action-packed digital edition to bring you the history
of Ancient Rome without the boring bits, from
murderous emperors to slave rebellions. Enjoy!
Alicea Francis
Deputy Editor
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The underworld of
Ancient Rome
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How to become a
Roman consul
We reveal the darker side of
this mighty ancient empire
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10 most despicable
Romans
A line-up of Rome’s most
depraved and evil characters
Work your way up the ladder in
six morally-questionable steps
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Hannibal’s attack on
the empire
How his army of archers and
war elephants ruined Rome
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Caesar: The rise to
power
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Day in the life of a
chariot racer
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Boudica’s rebellion
against Rome
Discover the truth behind
Britain’s warrior queen
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How one general became the
most infamous Roman ever
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What if the Roman
Empire never fell?
Find out how these death-
defying sportsmen lived
Might there have been trains
before the Renaissance?
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Be part of history
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The underworld of ancient Rome
Adulterers
High-class couples having illicit affairs weakened
the hereditary power structure of the Roman elite.
There were times when this was a capital offence.
Subversives
Traitors
Upper-class Romans, particularly those in politically
powerful professions, were forbidden from close
contact with the army without proper authorisation
in case they overthrew the government.
One of the worst crimes in ancient Rome’s upper
classes was treachery or political subversion.
Offenders could be banished or even killed.
Counterfeiters and fraudsters
Thieves and muggers
If a mugger was caught in the act at night, he
could be killed on the spot. Otherwise, thieves
were tried in court. Punishment depended on
whether they were citizens of Rome or not.
Criminals from the middle classes sold stolen or
counterfeit goods, or faked weights and measures.
They could be fined or banished if caught.
Cult members
Followers of non-Roman or illegal religions were
considered highly dangerous. They often hid
from the Roman police force in the Catacombs
beneath the city.
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From the Senate to the streets,
crime was rife in ancient
Rome. From escaped slaves to
treacherous aristocrats, discover
the extent of Roman villainy
UnderworlD
of
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Escaped slaves and gladiators
Runaways from Rome’s slave system could be
executed on the spot, or later, in more painful and
creative ways, if they were caught.
ncient Rome had a problem with crime.
Robberies were common, so was violence
and rioting. Merchants cheated their
customers; desperate slaves escaped regularly
and joined other outlaws in their hiding
places beneath the city. At the top level of society,
the wealthy and aristocratic were often embroiled
in secret or subversive plots. From the top to the
bottom the city was riddled with criminal activity.
Beneath the streets of ancient Rome lurked
some of the city’s most dangerous criminals. The
Catacombs that form a warren of tunnels and
caves under the city were home to escaped slaves
and outlawed religions that used the underground
labyrinth as a hiding place.
Dark, often damp, riddled with vermin,
claustrophobically small in places and stacked with
the corpses of previous inhabitants, the Catacombs
were not a place where people would want to stay.
Escaped slaves would want to move on from there
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