A brief overview of the various wines in ancient Rome and an ancient recipe for a spiced wine with honey

The incredible feasts of the Roman Emperor Nero, and a recipe for a sweet steak sauce from the 1st century

A list of 5 uncommon gladiators, and a drink that was given to them to refresh them, a gladiatorade, if you will

The life of a gladiator in ancient Rome, and a recipe of what they might have eaten as a staple of their diet

The talking cows of ancient Rome and the various roles cattle played in Roman culture, and a recipe for proto-burger patties

Olives and olive trees in the ancient world and a recipe for a tapenade-like chopped olive dish

Cato the Elder’s campaigns against Carthage, the Greek influence, and women, and one of his recipes for an ancient Roman cheesecake

Professional fancy man Petronius and his literary work the Satyricon, which included the extravagant feasts of Trimalchio, and a Roman recipe for stuffed pig fit for any feast

The tumultuous Year of the Four Emperors and a recipe named after Emperor Number Three

How to feed a Roman army and two recipes for what they would have eaten

The fast food of Ancient Rome, and a 1st century recipe for snails

The ancient Roman December festival of Saturnalia, and a recipe for a sweet fried treat they might have celebrated with

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the bakeries preserved there, and a loaf recreated from archaeology and the writings of Pliny the Elder

A look at the fermented fish sauce that was Ancient Rome’s favorite condiment, and an ancient recipe that bypasses the months-long fermentation process to make it