Armed with new tools, scholars are finally able to read papyrus scrolls long deemed too fragile to open. The breakthrough ...

Roman religion was divided into two. Spirits watched over people, families and households, and the paterfamilias was in charge of the household worship that honored them. Romans also had a set of ...

Families were dominated by men. At the head of Roman family life was the oldest living male, called the "paterfamilias," or "father of the family." He looked after the family's business affairs ...

A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit had to be fighting fit - anyone who was weak or too short was rejected. Image caption, Re-enactors with Roman shields.

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Sika Anoa'i, WWE Hall of Famer and father of Roman Reigns, has died. He was 79. Pro wrestler Sika Anoa'i, part of the famed Wild Samoans tag team and Roman Reigns' dad, died Tuesday at age 79.

A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit had to be fighting fit - anyone who was weak or too short was rejected. Image caption, Re-enactors with Roman shields.