15 Facts About Ancient Rome You’ve Probably Missed At School

6Dentistry was in high demand

If you’re nervous and scary to go to the dentist, just look at the picture above. Yes, dentistry was in high demand and only rich people could afford to have healthy teeth.

Image Source: www.gogetnews.info

7The Romans disliked philosophers

This is a bit strange because the best philosophers come from the past. Famous Roman philosophers such as Seneca and Marcus Aurelius were disliked, because people believed they the study of the human inner is worthless.

Image Source: ribalych.ru

8The Roman military leaders didn’t fight

The military leader’s job was to navigate and guide the battle, and not to fight in it. Of course if the battle is lost the only honorable thing for a military leader to do is to kill himself or seek death by the enemy.

Image Source: www.italymagazine.com

9Drinking poison was a tradition

The Romans were YOLO before YOLO was even a thing. Drinking poison sounds crazy, but they had their own reasons. One of them is to obtain immunity by drinking a poison called Mithridatism which is not lethal if it’s not consumed in high dosage.

Image Source: steemit.com

10Christians were persecuted

You’ve probably learned this in school, but the reason behind the persecution is not quite like we’ve seen in the movies. The Roman Empire was based on polytheism, they believed in numerous Gods. On the other hand, the Christians considered pagan gods as evil demons and that’s when the problems start.

Image Source: www.screenweek.it