Boring History For Sleep: Why You Wouldn't Last a Day in The Roman Empire and more

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Step into the brutal reality behind Rome's marble facades in this unflinching journey through a single day in the ancient world's greatest empire. From the moment you wake in a cramped, fire-prone apartment building to navigating streets filled with human waste and dodging chamber pots emptied from windows above, this immersive experience reveals the shocking truth about daily life in ancient Rome. Discover why Romans brushed their teeth with fermented urine, how public toilets could literally explode beneath you, and why privacy was a luxury only the wealthy could afford. Experience the backbreaking labor that built the Colosseum, the terrifying reality of Roman medicine where bloodletting was considered cutting-edge treatment, and the complex social hierarchies that determined whether you lived or died based solely on your birth circumstances. Through vivid, historically accurate storytelling, this book exposes the harsh realities of work, family life, entertainment, religion, and survival in a civilization built on slavery and conquest. While Romans achieved engineering marvels that inspire awe today, they accomplished this through methods that would horrify modern sensibilities. This isn't romanticized history—it's the unvarnished truth about what life was really like for ordinary people in history's most famous empire. Duration - 48m. Author - Sleepyhead History. Narrator - Digital Voice Ben E. Published Date - Tuesday, 14 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Virgo Vilbiks ©.