Step into the story of Ancient Rome

Get your kids excited about Rome before you even arrive.

With our interactive quizzes, children step into the shoes of gladiators, cooks, street sellers and young Romans, discovering what daily life was really like in Ancient Rome.

How it works

  1. Download the TrovaTrails app

  2. Start free with the Gladiator Quiz

  3. Unlock more Roman stories and discover daily life from different perspectives — become a noble girl, soldier, cook or street seller

  4. Answer questions that move the story forward

  5. Earn points and unlock trophies as you play

Discover...

  • How gladiators earned the nickname "barley men"

  • Did gladiators always fight to the death?

  • Why wearing a toga as a Roman girl might give your parents a heart attack

  • Was fermented fish sauce really the ketchup of Ancient Rome?

  • How Roman soldiers spent more time digging ditches than fighting

  • Did Roman girls go to school?

  • And what was the worst thing you could do at a Roman dinner party?

Plus dozens more surprising facts about Roman life that your family will still be talking about long after the quiz is over.

Award-winning learning experiences for curious kids

TrovaTrails was Highly Commended at the 2026 BETT Awards, one of the world's leading awards for educational technology.