# How much do you really know about Ancient Rome?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Stephanie Honchell Smith
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/stephanie_honchell_smith_how_much_do_you_really_know_about_ancient_rome)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Minerva, the esteemed Roman goddess of reason, wisdom, handicrafts, and war, is judging a contest: duo vera et mendacium. Three brave contestants will put their knowledge about ancient Rome to the test. How much of what they know about the time period is actually true? And which contestant will come out on top? Stephanie Honchell Smith debunks four common misconceptions about Ancient Rome. \[Directed by Raghav Arumugam, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Jarrett Farkas\].

## Lectures

1. [How much do you really know about Ancient Rome?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/stephanie_honchell_smith_how_much_do_you_really_know_about_ancient_rome/a2e679e9feab), 6 min (TED's player)