The Rise of Rome
753 to 264 BCE
A village on the Tiber becomes the power of Italy: kings, the early Republic and the wars that built a state.
Learn Roman history in a minute a day.
Short illustrated stories, quick quizzes and a daily streak that makes it a habit. From a village on the Tiber to an empire that spanned three continents.
Coming soonto the App Store for iPhone
For iPhone. Illustrations are artistic reconstructions.
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TodayOne story.A little Rome every day.
AI illustrations · artistic reconstructions
What a day looks like
One story. A few questions. Done in minutes.
Read the story
A short, illustrated story about one person or turning point. You will know who was there, what they chose and why it mattered.
Answer three questions
Quick questions lock it in. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so a wrong answer still teaches you something.
Keep your streak
Finish a story to extend your daily streak and earn XP. Miss a day and a streak shield can save it.
Three eras, from founding to empire
The timeline below is to scale. The Republic is the shortest era, and the most turbulent.
Caesar and the Fall of the Republic
264 to 27 BCE
Carthage, reformers, civil wars and Julius Caesar. How a republic broke apart.
Augustus and the Empire
27 BCE to 476 CE
The first emperor, the age of Pax Romana and the long road to the end of the western empire.
Climb the ranks
Every quiz earns XP. Earn enough and you move up a rank, from your first lesson to a learned scholar.
- DiscipulusLearner
- StudiosusStudent
- EruditusScholar
- SapiensSage
- MagisterMaster
- DoctusLearned one
In the morning when thou risest unwillingly, let this thought be present—I am rising to the work of a human being.
Your daily reason to be curious about Rome.
Coming soonto the App Store for iPhone