Did the ancient Romans have any sort of nightlife at all? I am aware that they loved to throw dinner parties and would often use them for political and social gain, but did they have any actual nightlife? Did they have restaurants, wine bars, or any sort of social places of sorts they would congregate at during night?
This is rather old in AskHistorians terms so new answers are always welcome, but there was a similar question several years ago:
with an answer from u/Tiako.
There was also a more recent question about How illuminated would Ancient Rome have been?, with an answer from u/UndercoverClassicist