https://a-day-in-the-life-ancient-ngd40r.jellypod.comPowered by Jellypod (https://www.jellypod.com)Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:07:40 GMTWed, 24 Jun 2026 22:24:49 GMTyes95dd0381-7d98-41cd-924d-726c3cf5c811A Day in the Life: Ancient RomeStep into a world long gone and live a single day inside it. "A Day in the Life" is an immersive history series that drops you into a place and time and lets a local show you around — the sights, sounds, smells, work, and rituals of an ordinary day. In thStep into a world long gone and live a single day inside it. "A Day in the Life" is an immersive history series that drops you into a place and time and lets a local show you around — the sights, sounds, smells, work, and rituals of an ordinary day. In this first journey, your guide is Marcus Valerius, a citizen of Rome at the height of the Empire, who walks you from dawn to dusk through the greatest city in the ancient world: the bread and the baths, the Forum and the games, the gods, the crowds, and the everyday life of Romans both grand and humble.episodicA Day in the Life: Ancient Romefeed+aaa30530@podcasts.jellypod.comfalsehttps://a-day-in-the-life-ancient-ngd40r.jellypod.com/episodes/dbe1f64e-4824-4ffb-9f0c-f089e485bdaedbe1f64e-4824-4ffb-9f0c-f089e485bdaeFri, 17 Jul 2026 16:07:00 GMT11Explore the surprisingly sophisticated world of Roman garum, from the science of fermentation and amphora labels to the prized Spanish vintages that fueled elite dining. The episode also breaks down the full sauce hierarchy, from luxurious flos scombri to humble allec, and follows one narrator’s bargain hunt for the best value.

]]>A Day in the Life: Ancient RomeExplore the surprisingly sophisticated world of Roman garum, from the science of fermentation and amphora labels to the prized Spanish vintages that fueled elite dining. The episode also breaks down the full sauce hierarchy, from luxurious flos scombri toExplore the surprisingly sophisticated world of Roman garum, from the science of fermentation and amphora labels to the prized Spanish vintages that fueled elite dining. The episode also breaks down the full sauce hierarchy, from luxurious flos scombri to humble allec, and follows one narrator’s bargain hunt for the best value.false00:06:33fullhttps://a-day-in-the-life-ancient-ngd40r.jellypod.com/episodes/e308fae1-b652-481d-8b12-a16a7e9b6d7de308fae1-b652-481d-8b12-a16a7e9b6d7dWed, 15 Jul 2026 16:03:26 GMT10Step into the chaos of imperial Rome as Trajan’s engineers level a hill to build a monumental new forum, with clouds of marble dust, towering cranes, and thousands of laborers at work. The episode also climbs inside the treadwheel crane to reveal the brutal ingenuity of Roman construction and the men who powered it.

]]>A Day in the Life: Ancient RomeStep into the chaos of imperial Rome as Trajan’s engineers level a hill to build a monumental new forum, with clouds of marble dust, towering cranes, and thousands of laborers at work. The episode also climbs inside the treadwheel crane to reveal the brutStep into the chaos of imperial Rome as Trajan’s engineers level a hill to build a monumental new forum, with clouds of marble dust, towering cranes, and thousands of laborers at work. The episode also climbs inside the treadwheel crane to reveal the brutal ingenuity of Roman construction and the men who powered it.false00:04:30fullhttps://a-day-in-the-life-ancient-ngd40r.jellypod.com/episodes/8de13941-57f3-4bb0-a0ec-70ad9be56f3b8de13941-57f3-4bb0-a0ec-70ad9be56f3bMon, 13 Jul 2026 16:06:29 GMT9Follow a Roman worker from the crush outside the grain dole to the deafening bakery where Egyptian wheat is milled, traded, and turned into daily bread. This episode explores how ancient Rome fed its people through tokens, labor, and the relentless rhythm of the city.

]]>A Day in the Life: Ancient RomeFollow a Roman worker from the crush outside the grain dole to the deafening bakery where Egyptian wheat is milled, traded, and turned into daily bread. This episode explores how ancient Rome fed its people through tokens, labor, and the relentless rhythmFollow a Roman worker from the crush outside the grain dole to the deafening bakery where Egyptian wheat is milled, traded, and turned into daily bread. This episode explores how ancient Rome fed its people through tokens, labor, and the relentless rhythm of the city.false00:07:49fullhttps://a-day-in-the-life-ancient-ngd40r.jellypod.com/episodes/8c6acc47-f2d4-4cb1-8a58-efba44030f418c6acc47-f2d4-4cb1-8a58-efba44030f41Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:05:51 GMT8Step into a surprisingly social Roman forica, where marble benches, running aqueduct water, and shared tools reveal how public sanitation really worked. Along the way, we meet a relentless dinner-hunter and get a vivid taste of everyday life, etiquette, and survival in ancient Rome.

]]>A Day in the Life: Ancient RomeStep into a surprisingly social Roman forica, where marble benches, running aqueduct water, and shared tools reveal how public sanitation really worked. Along the way, we meet a relentless dinner-hunter and get a vivid taste of everyday life, etiquette, aStep into a surprisingly social Roman forica, where marble benches, running aqueduct water, and shared tools reveal how public sanitation really worked. Along the way, we meet a relentless dinner-hunter and get a vivid taste of everyday life, etiquette, and survival in ancient Rome.false00:05:27fullhttps://a-day-in-the-life-ancient-ngd40r.jellypod.com/episodes/0d61f2d1-b227-4326-aee6-d4ab27222c180d61f2d1-b227-4326-aee6-d4ab27222c18Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:05:55 GMT7Step into the bustling streets of ancient Rome and follow the trail from leather stalls to the quiet, book-filled shop of Atrectus. The episode explores scroll production, luxury editions, and why reading in Rome was often a voiced, communal experience.

]]>A Day in the Life: Ancient RomeStep into the bustling streets of ancient Rome and follow the trail from leather stalls to the quiet, book-filled shop of Atrectus. The episode explores scroll production, luxury editions, and why reading in Rome was often a voiced, communal experience.Step into the bustling streets of ancient Rome and follow the trail from leather stalls to the quiet, book-filled shop of Atrectus. The episode explores scroll production, luxury editions, and why reading in Rome was often a voiced, communal experience.false00:04:43fullhttps://a-day-in-the-life-ancient-ngd40r.jellypod.com/episodes/95d94168-2dec-48ab-a070-a3bce3a469a595d94168-2dec-48ab-a070-a3bce3a469a5Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:04:24 GMT6Step inside the bustling Baths of Trajan, where steam, noise, and public life collide in a vivid tour of Rome’s grand bathing culture. When one miserly bather gets his clothes stolen, he turns to a defixio—a lead curse tablet—revealing just how far Romans would go for revenge.

]]>A Day in the Life: Ancient RomeStep inside the bustling Baths of Trajan, where steam, noise, and public life collide in a vivid tour of Rome’s grand bathing culture. When one miserly bather gets his clothes stolen, he turns to a defixio—a lead curse tablet—revealing just how far RomansStep inside the bustling Baths of Trajan, where steam, noise, and public life collide in a vivid tour of Rome’s grand bathing culture. When one miserly bather gets his clothes stolen, he turns to a defixio—a lead curse tablet—revealing just how far Romans would go for revenge.false00:04:54fullhttps://a-day-in-the-life-ancient-ngd40r.jellypod.com/episodes/a1cffc0e-5bfe-4d94-a327-e1317826b7d4a1cffc0e-5bfe-4d94-a327-e1317826b7d4Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:04:50 GMT5A vivid trip into a bustling Roman tonstrina, where shaving means a blunt iron razor, street-corner gossip, and the constant risk of a nick. Along the way, the episode uncovers the surprisingly practical use of cobwebs and vinegar as an ancient cure for barber-shop bleeding.

]]>A Day in the Life: Ancient RomeA vivid trip into a bustling Roman tonstrina, where shaving means a blunt iron razor, street-corner gossip, and the constant risk of a nick. Along the way, the episode uncovers the surprisingly practical use of cobwebs and vinegar as an ancient cure for bA vivid trip into a bustling Roman tonstrina, where shaving means a blunt iron razor, street-corner gossip, and the constant risk of a nick. Along the way, the episode uncovers the surprisingly practical use of cobwebs and vinegar as an ancient cure for barber-shop bleeding.false00:03:59fullhttps://a-day-in-the-life-ancient-ngd40r.jellypod.com/episodes/f6fe993b-be3a-444b-9679-093ce45b5ee2f6fe993b-be3a-444b-9679-093ce45b5ee2Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:05:03 GMT4A freezing dawn in ancient Rome sets the scene for the ritual salutatio, where clients brave the dark, pay off a gatekeeping slave, and endure their patron’s dismissive nod. The episode also breaks down the daily sportula and how those few coins are stretched to cover baths, food, wine, and rent.

]]>A Day in the Life: Ancient RomeA freezing dawn in ancient Rome sets the scene for the ritual salutatio, where clients brave the dark, pay off a gatekeeping slave, and endure their patron’s dismissive nod. The episode also breaks down the daily sportula and how those few coins are stretA freezing dawn in ancient Rome sets the scene for the ritual salutatio, where clients brave the dark, pay off a gatekeeping slave, and endure their patron’s dismissive nod. The episode also breaks down the daily sportula and how those few coins are stretched to cover baths, food, wine, and rent.false00:06:47fullhttps://a-day-in-the-life-ancient-ngd40r.jellypod.com/episodes/fee8d8b0-2f9f-48ff-ad64-895619482de2fee8d8b0-2f9f-48ff-ad64-895619482de2Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:04:28 GMT3Step into the smoky world of Rome’s popinae, where workers grab hot beans, lentils, watered wine, and spiced calda instead of cooking at home. Along the way, we meet the city watch, dodge Trajan-era tavern rules, and sneak in a little dice game under the table.

]]>A Day in the Life: Ancient RomeStep into the smoky world of Rome’s popinae, where workers grab hot beans, lentils, watered wine, and spiced calda instead of cooking at home. Along the way, we meet the city watch, dodge Trajan-era tavern rules, and sneak in a little dice game under the Step into the smoky world of Rome’s popinae, where workers grab hot beans, lentils, watered wine, and spiced calda instead of cooking at home. Along the way, we meet the city watch, dodge Trajan-era tavern rules, and sneak in a little dice game under the table.false00:05:49fullhttps://a-day-in-the-life-ancient-ngd40r.jellypod.com/episodes/1a071afb-1c93-4bfb-9e45-6e649ec922651a071afb-1c93-4bfb-9e45-6e649ec92265Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:03:42 GMT2A Roman resident recounts the daily grind of hauling water from a crowded neighborhood fountain to a high-floor apartment, revealing how class, architecture, and the new Aqua Traiana shaped life in the city. The episode also explores the gritty realities of insula living, from creaking stairwells to the nightly hazards of chamber pots.

]]>A Day in the Life: Ancient RomeA Roman resident recounts the daily grind of hauling water from a crowded neighborhood fountain to a high-floor apartment, revealing how class, architecture, and the new Aqua Traiana shaped life in the city. The episode also explores the gritty realities A Roman resident recounts the daily grind of hauling water from a crowded neighborhood fountain to a high-floor apartment, revealing how class, architecture, and the new Aqua Traiana shaped life in the city. The episode also explores the gritty realities of insula living, from creaking stairwells to the nightly hazards of chamber pots.false00:06:31fullhttps://a-day-in-the-life-ancient-ngd40r.jellypod.com/episodes/b723c5c8-a1c3-4d46-8470-ac76734052afb723c5c8-a1c3-4d46-8470-ac76734052afThu, 25 Jun 2026 04:15:22 GMT1An everyday Roman citizen wrestles with the absurd burden of keeping a toga clean while navigating the early-morning chaos of the city. The episode reveals how fullers used urine, labor, and sulfur to bleach wool—turning civic dignity into a surprisingly grimy business.

]]>A Day in the Life: Ancient RomeAn everyday Roman citizen wrestles with the absurd burden of keeping a toga clean while navigating the early-morning chaos of the city. The episode reveals how fullers used urine, labor, and sulfur to bleach wool—turning civic dignity into a surprisingly An everyday Roman citizen wrestles with the absurd burden of keeping a toga clean while navigating the early-morning chaos of the city. The episode reveals how fullers used urine, labor, and sulfur to bleach wool—turning civic dignity into a surprisingly grimy business.false00:04:37full