Ancient Roman Superstitions
The ancient Roman culture was very similar to the ancient Greek culture in many ways, including their use of superstitions to explain occurrences in their everyday lives. Science was still new and unclear during the time of the ancient Romans, since their culture was initially based off of what the ancient Greeks before them had discovered. The Romans came up with some superstitions that we would consider outlandish today, but actually are the origin of common sayings today.
One example of this would be the saying “getting up on the wrong side of the bed” when someone appears to wake up irritated. The Romans first proposed this idea because they deemed the left to be evil, so getting up on the left side meant your
The ancient Roman culture was very similar to the ancient Greek culture in many ways, including their use of superstitions to explain occurrences in their everyday lives. Science was still new and unclear during the time of the ancient Romans, since their culture was initially based off of what the ancient Greeks before them had discovered. The Romans came up with some superstitions that we would consider outlandish today, but actually are the origin of common sayings today.
One example of this would be the saying “getting up on the wrong side of the bed” when someone appears to wake up irritated. The Romans first proposed this idea because they deemed the left to be evil, so getting up on the left side meant your