Athens-based independent scholar Demetrius Savvides has shown that in Amphipolis, northern Greece, where the Kastas Monument ...

COMMENTARY: The solemn sign of reverence and humility links Catholics with their Eastern Orthodox brethren by tapping into ...

For those (arch)dioceses that do not mark today as the Ascension, the liturgical calendar allows celebration of the optional ...

On that cold, quiet morning of May 29, 1453, the jewel of the Eastern Roman Empire, girded by titanic Theodosian walls and the Bosphorus Strait, a bastion of Christianity in the East for more than a t ...

To celebrate the milestone, later this year, the Neptune Festival will launch a photo campaign for people to “check in” with ...

Pax Romana and had a good time, although I can't shake the feeling that it’s closely related to Anno 1800. It seems like a ...

One thing is clear: if we take ancient Greece out of the equation, the Ovid we read, celebrate, and admire today wouldn't ...

As for the name, the press release said this: "Named for the farthest planet from the sun, the Roman god of the sea, ...

you'll start bumping into the Roman Pantheon – fickle gods who'll do anything but be consistent. Maybe you'll build a temple to Jupiter for some gifts, only to find that Neptune is smiting your ...

He decided to name it after the sea nymphs in Greek Mythology. Neptune was the Roman god of the sea, so Kuiper stuck with the nautical theme when he chose this name. Despite years of astronomical ...

Among them are Jupiter (the Roman god of the sky), Neptune (god of the sea), Apollo (god of the sun), and Mercury (god of commerce). Behind Mercury stands a serving nymph and satyr holding what is ...