A Very Roman Crash Course: Fanwork Worldbuilding Quick Fix

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Research for the Dolphin Ring and other Sutcliff works can be very tiring and require diligence and ingenuity. But there is no reason it cannot be also fun!

To add to all those books and Internet research, here are some light & funny educational cartoons about life in Ancient Rome that can help you with world-building and getting into the mood for fic and art.

A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome

Four sisters in Ancient Rome

Who were the Vestal Virgins, and what was their job?

and also

A Day In The Life... Of A 10-Year-Old In Roman Britain

Bonus: Crash Course:

The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?

Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century

and little animated tales:

Why should you read Virgil's "Aeneid"?

The great conspiracy against Julius Caesar