The ancient Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia and a roasted goat dish that could have been served at a Lupercalian feast

The incredible health benefits of cabbage according to the ancient Romans, and a recipe for boiled cabbage from the 1st century

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

The fat tail sheep of ancient Babylon and a recipe for stew that was deciphered from clay tablets

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 role of a vizier in ancient Egypt and a recipe for a tiger nut cake for the god Amun, as depicted in hieroglyphs on an ancient Egyptian tomb

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