A sculpture of a mysterious, never-before-seen Roman deity has been unearthed in an ancient temple in Turkey. The 1st century B.C. relief, of an enigmatic bearded god rising up out of a flower or ...

Now at the Kimbell Art Museum, this exhibition is the first in the U.S. to display works from a vast, vital Italian ...

No doubt some professors consider themselves gods. They may not come right out and say so, because, well, you know, people might get the wrong idea. Frances B. Titchener has no such qualms. She ...

Archaeologists excavating Smallhythe Place in Kent, the U.K., have discovered the head of a small clay figurine of the Roman god Mercury—an “incredibly rare” find according to experts. This isn’t the ...

Aside from the spirits, worshipped privately at home, the Romans had a large number of public gods. Many gods were believed to have taken part in the founding of Rome. All were consulted and honored ...

Twins in ancient Greece and Rome were seen as divine signs or dangerous omens, revealing deep cultural fears about birth, ...