We can gain more insight on our modern problem by turning to ancient Rome for a lesson on how ... between the aristocratic patrician class and the non-noble plebeians. The two groups may have ...

He estimated that enrollment in his class is about 60% male. “Ancient Rome was ... Historians, teachers, and filmmakers present Roman men as the noble exemplars of masculinity (even if the ...

these are the usual meanings today for the word “patrician” … unless we are talking about ancient Rome, in which case the term refers to a person “who descended from the first senators and was part of ...

That may all sound grand — that is, until you consider the extravagant displays of the ancient Roman banquet. Members of the Roman upper classes regularly ... like a Roman noble was all about.

Image courtesy of the Trustees of the British Museum The ancient Romans left ... jewels more than diamonds.) Most Roman artisans resided in Rome’s working-class neighborhoods along the Tiber ...