A couple who have volunteered in numerous excavations over the years found a "highly revered" ancient artifact at a fort in ...

This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history.

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman ... gods with smells that are offerings is part of a bigger realm of the sensory landscape of Greek religion ...

Explore the complex religious life of ancient Rome, where religion played a vital role. Explore the complex religious life of ancient Rome, where religion played a vital role in the political ...

Looking at the ancient Roman religion, you’ll find a rich and diverse collection of gods and goddesses. Peer a little closer and you’ll realise that the pantheon has more than a glancing resemblance ...

The ancients of Greece and Rome can teach us how mortals ... A strategic approach to the deities of ancient Greece depended on a recognition that, though the gods didn’t care much about us ...

Archeologists have discovered a well-preserved statue in an ancient sewer in ... During the Roman Empire, Christianity became the official religion and pagan symbols like these deities were ...

Greek influences can be seen in writing (the Latin Alphabet derives from the Greek Alphabet) and ancient Roman religion ... she refused the powerful god's love and then withered away.

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have accidentally stumbled across a marble statue of the Greek god Hermes in what ... Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. However, it seems ...

Bulgarian archaeologists made an unexpected discovery this week during a dig in an ancient Roman sewer—a well-preserved marble statue depicting the Greek god Hermes. The 6.8-foot (2-meter ...