With every aspect of Roman life having a specific deity to call upon, it can be tricky to make sense of the ancient pantheon ...

Roman mythology: important gods and goddesses everyone should know ©Getty Images The ancient Romans were followers of paganism, a religion with a variety of different gods and goddesses.

the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion – called the di consentes – paralleled the gods of Greek mythology. Although they kept Latin names and images, the links ...

Roman religion involved cult worship. Approval from the gods did not depend on a person’s behavior, but on accurate observance of religious rituals. Each god needed an image – usually a statue ...

One of the three Buddhist cave art treasure houses in China, Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi's Datong city, is a monumental work ...

Archaeologists in Bulgaria uncovered a nearly 7-foot statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes during a dig this week.