Ancient Rome Live

05/29/2026

The Severan Tondo shows Septimius Severus, his wife Julia Domna, their older son Caracalla (lower right of picture) and the obliterated image of his murdered co-heir, Geta.

📍Altes Museum, Berlin

🔗Learn about life in Severan Rome: https://youtu.be/TlRPchQbh-8?si=vefYqBYL1wa0EhZp

05/25/2026

Who was Rome’s most iconic imperial trainwreck? 👑🔥
From chaotic reigns to dramatic downfalls, we’re ranking the best of the worst Roman emperors — because apparently absolute power and good decision-making rarely went together.
Read more (and vote for Rome’s ultimate disaster) in this month’s newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/ancientromelive.org/worst-emperors?e=d4d4bb372e #

05/22/2026

· AD 337 · Constantine the Great dies after falling ill. It marks a change from all the murders and suicides!

🔗 Learn more about Constantine: https://ancientromelive.org/constantine/

05/20/2026

Rome's Garage Economy: Ancient Rome wasted very little. ♻️
From reused marble and brick to the massive amphora mound of Monte Testaccio. Discover how centuries of reuse quite literally reshaped the Eternal City.

🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLBuzUsoIAw&t=790s

05/19/2026

MASTERCLASS
Galen: Healing in antiquity w/ special guest Prof. Bronwen Wickkiser
May 24, 9pm Rome CET | 3pm EST
What did healing actually look like in the ancient world? In this masterclass, is joined by special guest Professor Bronwen Wickkiser to examine the intersection of science, philosophy, and ritual in Greco-Roman medicine.

🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e4YwCH2NTHm-v87EnfoRoA

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05/15/2026

New Time!
The ancient world had its own concert halls.
Join us for a short seminar exploring these lesser-known venues and the role they played in shaping cultural life across the Roman world.
May 17, 10pm (CET)| 4pm (EST)

🔗 https://ancientromelive.org/live-streams-seminars/

05/13/2026

A masterpiece of Roman imperial propaganda.
Carved in the 1st century AD from layered Arabian onyx.
the Gemma Augustea presents Emperor Augustus as divine, seated beside Roma in a carefully crafted vision of military triumph, peace, and Julio-Claudian power.
Now housed at Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria
🔗Check out our playlist all about Roman Art: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFOOOWQLc9yfyuN4KAt-gFqRrH69CxQpH&si=t03yrkIX0bbuJ4rg

05/08/2026

Rome's lost monuments, the Septizodium. Built in the Severan period at the base of the Palatine hill by the Via Appia. We reconstruct its appearance through historic drawings. Tracing its destruction and recycling into the monuments of Christian Rome.

🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY2jeTYSe4Q&t=3s

05/06/2026

The ancient world had its own concert halls.

Join us for a short seminar exploring these lesser-known venues and the role they played in shaping cultural life across the Roman world.

May 10, 9pm (CET)| 3pm (EST)
🔗 https://ancientromelive.org/live-streams-seminars/

Discover our series of upcoming live lectures and streams hosted by Darius Arya. Register today recieve your invitation!

05/04/2026

Today’s the Met gala, and while the world is looking for today’s famous faces, here are Masterpieces from the Fayum collection at the MET!

🔗 https://youtu.be/xyU7_lXaPKQ?si=E57zayjyMK8Biy-k

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