You Have Questions about the Roman Empire. Duke Professor Lauren Ginsberg Has Answers.

Thanks to a viral TikTok meme, we know that men are thinking about the Roman Empire on a nearly daily basis. In a WIRED video, Duke classical studies associate professor Lauren Ginsberg answers readers’ burning questions about some of the more curious sides of life in the Roman Empire. What did Romans snack on in the Colosseum? Why does Ancient Roman concrete differ from modern forms of concrete? Did gladiators really fight lions?