The ancient Romans indulged in lavish, hours-long banquet feasts that served to broadcast their wealth and status in ways that eclipse our notions of a resplendent meal.

Lavish Feasts and Messy Dining Etiquette. Ancient Roman dinner parties were known for extravagance, but their dining customs were surprisingly crude.

Roman salting plants processed fish so thoroughly that researchers struggle to identify the species once used in ancient ...

Here’s How Ancient Holiday Customs Live on Today How did ancient Romans influenced the way we celebrate Christmas? Roberto Bompiani, A Roman Feast (Saturnalia) (19th century).

PRINCES AND PEASANTS AT ROMAN CELEBRATION; Feast of St. Benedict Observed in a Little Ancient Church. JESUIT GENERAL'S ILLNESS Next "Black Pope" Likely to be a German -- The National Church of the ...

Ancient Rome maintains a grip on pop culture, from Hollywood blockbusters to video games. ... According to popular imagination, ancient Romans over-indulged in lavish feasts.

Ancient Rome is often seen as synonymous with culinary excess. Images of exotic – even orgiastic – feasts perpetuate its reputation for strangeness and decadence. It may come as no surprise ...

Roman Beginnings While the exact origins of Valentine's Day remain murky, some historians consider the Ancient Roman feast Lupercalia, held from February 13 to 15, the holiday's earliest iteration.