35+ Facts That Prove They Didn’t Tell Us The Coolest Things About Ancient Rome In School

Every kid learns about Ancient Rome in school but did we really learn about all of ancient Rome? No way, there are tons of cool facts that are left out of those dry history lessons we sat through in class. So we thought it might be cool to share some facts that prove they didn’t tell us the coolest things about Ancient Rome in school. We hope that you find them as interesting as we did.

It is not a surprise that in the old days of Rome, the father of a family was the head of the family and had all the power. But some of the powers that they had were absolutely crazy. They had complete control over everyone's lives.

We all have sat in the food court and had lunch with a friend, but did you know that this concept is nothing new. In fact, the ancient Romans had a setup that was pretty similar to this.

In today's world, we don't think anything of taking something back to a store when it doesn't work out. There we can either do a return or get a refund. This ability might not be around if it wasn't for the ancient Romans.

The ancient Romans had the same amount of hours in the day, but they did something pretty interesting with the division of those hours. That's right, it wasn't an even split, and that made for seasonal times.

Have you been to a concert or sporting event in a big stadium? Then you should probably give a big high five to the ancient Romans. The basic design of our modern stadiums is based on the Roman amphitheater.

When it comes to beauty trends, often, things go in cycles. Things like big eyes with luscious lashes for ladies have always been something that marked beauty. But sometimes, the meaning and why they were important varies.

The Romans knew how to throw parties. One of the biggest was the Saturnalia which was thrown in honor of the god of agriculture, Saturn. This party even saw the slaves having a day of freedom to party it up with their owners.