Ancient Athens celebrated the Spring Equinox as one of the most important feasts, a celebration of resurrection following death.

Excavations of the ground floor of a school in Vibo Valentia, Italy recently revealed an opulent room containing columns and ...

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

While the “frivolous East” may have been happy to venerate men as though they were gods, the serious men of the Roman ...

Greek and Roman religion venerated one plurality of gods, heroesbut also personifications of abstract concepts. The ancient ...

July – Originally called Quintilis (meaning "fifth" in Latin, as it was the fifth month in the early Roman calendar), this month was renamed in 44 BCE after Julius Caesar, following his assassination.

Croatia In 301 A.D., the Emperor Diocletian made a bold but ultimately unsuccessful bid to address the inflation that was rampaging across the eastern half of the divided Roman Empire. Prices of ...

He has earned four JUNO nominations, a pair of Canadian Folk Music Awards, five Native American Music Award nominations and a nomination for the Polaris Music Prize. Guided by a practical yet ...

Originally built in AD70 and then expended in AD90 – 120, London’s Roman basilica was a building unlike any other in Britain. Occupying nearly 2 hectares of land and standing at a height of up to 3 ...

She was named after Juno Sospita, the Roman goddess of war and protection, the actress later revealed. Turner-Smith chose the name after a trip to Rome where she saw the statue of the goddess at ...

She was named after Juno Sospita, the Roman goddess of war and protection, the actress later revealed. Turner-Smith chose the name after a trip to Rome where she saw the statue of the goddess at the ...

with the Etruscan god Uni being reshaped into the Roman god Juno. The Etruscan Menvra morphed into the later Roman goddess Minerva. Even the demigod heroes of ancient Greek mythology found their way ...