A Day in the Life: Ancient Rome

A Day in the Life: Ancient Rome
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Step into a world long gone and live a single day inside it. "A Day in the Life" is an immersive history series that drops you into a place and time and lets a local show you around — the sights, sounds, smells, work, and rituals of an ordinary day. In this first journey, your guide is Marcus Valerius, a citizen of Rome at the height of the Empire, who walks you from dawn to dusk through the greatest city in the ancient world: the bread and the baths, the Forum and the games, the gods, the crowds, and the everyday life of Romans both grand and humble. (Powered by Jellypod)

Episodes

  1. 20h ago

    Inside Rome’s Marble Latrine

    Step into a surprisingly social Roman forica, where marble benches, running aqueduct water, and shared tools reveal how public sanitation really worked. Along the way, we meet a relentless dinner-hunter and get a vivid taste of everyday life, etiquette, and survival in ancient Rome.

    5 min

  2. 2d ago

    Inside a Roman Bookshop on the Argiletum

    Step into the bustling streets of ancient Rome and follow the trail from leather stalls to the quiet, book-filled shop of Atrectus. The episode explores scroll production, luxury editions, and why reading in Rome was often a voiced, communal experience.

    5 min

  3. 4d ago

    Baths of Trajan: Sweating, Stealing, and Cursing

    Step inside the bustling Baths of Trajan, where steam, noise, and public life collide in a vivid tour of Rome’s grand bathing culture. When one miserly bather gets his clothes stolen, he turns to a defixio—a lead curse tablet—revealing just how far Romans would go for revenge.

    5 min

  4. Jul 3

    Roman Barbers, Razor Cuts, and Spider-Web Bandages

    A vivid trip into a bustling Roman tonstrina, where shaving means a blunt iron razor, street-corner gossip, and the constant risk of a nick. Along the way, the episode uncovers the surprisingly practical use of cobwebs and vinegar as an ancient cure for barber-shop bleeding.

    4 min

  5. Jul 1

    Roman Morning Routines: Toga, Patron, and Handful of Coppers

    A freezing dawn in ancient Rome sets the scene for the ritual salutatio, where clients brave the dark, pay off a gatekeeping slave, and endure their patron’s dismissive nod. The episode also breaks down the daily sportula and how those few coins are stretched to cover baths, food, wine, and rent.

    7 min

  6. Jun 29

    Rome’s Street Kitchens: Popinae, Stew, and Dice

    Step into the smoky world of Rome’s popinae, where workers grab hot beans, lentils, watered wine, and spiced calda instead of cooking at home. Along the way, we meet the city watch, dodge Trajan-era tavern rules, and sneak in a little dice game under the table.

    6 min

  7. Jun 26

    Rome’s Water: 63 Steps Up, Slops Down

    A Roman resident recounts the daily grind of hauling water from a crowded neighborhood fountain to a high-floor apartment, revealing how class, architecture, and the new Aqua Traiana shaped life in the city. The episode also explores the gritty realities of insula living, from creaking stairwells to the nightly hazards of chamber pots.

    7 min

  8. Jun 25

    Rome’s Toga: Glory, Filth, and Fullers

    An everyday Roman citizen wrestles with the absurd burden of keeping a toga clean while navigating the early-morning chaos of the city. The episode reveals how fullers used urine, labor, and sulfur to bleach wool—turning civic dignity into a surprisingly grimy business.

    5 min
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Step into a world long gone and live a single day inside it. "A Day in the Life" is an immersive history series that drops you into a place and time and lets a local show you around — the sights, sounds, smells, work, and rituals of an ordinary day. In this first journey, your guide is Marcus Valerius, a citizen of Rome at the height of the Empire, who walks you from dawn to dusk through the greatest city in the ancient world: the bread and the baths, the Forum and the games, the gods, the crowds, and the everyday life of Romans both grand and humble. (Powered by Jellypod)

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  • Episodes
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