Tag: Antiquity

Top 10 Interesting Historical Facts About The Romans

Here’s a list of 10 most interesting historical facts about the Romans, their society and culture: 10. The Romans ate an earlier form of pizza. Although the pizza we know today differs very much from the earlier form the Romans used to eat, there is a passage in the ‘War Commentaries of Caesar’ which depicts…


Halloween, Its Ancient Celtic Origins, And The Emerald Isle

What some people might not know about Halloween is the fact that it traces its roots from Celtic history. So it is that, initially, the holiday was largely related to the feasts influenced by Celtic harvest festivals in ancient Ireland, especially to the Gaelic Samhain, having thus pagan origins. Subsequently, Samhain was Christianised and became…