A group of Romans traveling through a dark wood hesitant when they experience a thunderstorm with a cloudless sky and black birds circling in the wrong direction. This clip shows Roman proclivities towards omen and superstition.
Mary Beard and Marine Archaeologist Jeff Royal analyze fragments from Roman war ships and learn how each part benefited the Romans in battle against Carthage.
A brief examination of the role of graffiti in Roman society and especially what can be inferred about the lives of children through the graffiti found in Pompeii.