While researching the manufacture and use of fish sauce in the ancient world, we came across an article published in 2008 that claimed:...

The Wicker Man is a giant effigy supposedly used by the Druids to perform human sacrifice, according to the writings of Gaius Julius...

Introduction As you may know from the popular histories, the Romans left Britain at 'ten past four on a wet Tuesday afternoon', and...

Constantine I, known as the Great, was the first Roman Emperor to openly profess Christianity. He began the empire's evolution into a...

'Never judge a book by its cover.' I have no idea who first articulated these wise words, but I admit to pre-judging the History...

Here at Tastes Of History we pride ourselves on trying to be as accurate as possible in what we do, especially when recreating history...

On the face of it one could be forgiven for thinking the medical procedure known as Caesarean section [1] was named for Roman statesman...

We keep hearing mention of pasta's ancient Roman roots, but as far as we can ascertain pasta in the form familiar to us today simply did...

Placenta cake is not what you might at first think. To the ancient Romans, placenta, like its erstwhile fellow, libum, were cakes made...

Most people in western culture recognise the 'thumbs up' gesture as one that indicates all is well, while conversely 'thumbs down' means...

Spotted in the May 2020 edition of BBC History magazine (pg 66) was a recipe for 'Ancient Roman Burgers' which prominently features...

Located in sunny southern Italy, the ancient Roman city of Pompeii was perfectly positioned between lush vineyards and fertile plains to...

The first episode of Britain's Most Historic Towns aired on April 8th, 2018 on Channel 4. We had the pleasure of working alongside the...

Connoisseurs of Roman cuisine may be familiar with the recipes of 'Apicius'. Indeed, 'Apicius' was the inspiration for the Roman recipes...

Roman Cuisine Many of the Roman recipes we have reproduced below are taken from 'De re coquinaria' ('On the Subject of Cooking'). This...

It may be a peculiarly military thing, perhaps it strikes accord with armed forces personnel, but one particular quote is frequently...

A while ago we were approached for help in promoting 'Britannia', a British historical drama scheduled to air on Sky Atlantic on January...

Forward The purpose of this paper is to provide general readers, and those wishing to don a more accurate Roman 'toga', all the...

The sole mention of the arcuballista occurs in the work of Vegetius (Epitoma rei militaris) [1]. In book II.15, when describing how the...

A major source of information for Roman artillery is Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, a 1st-century BC Roman author, architect, civil and...