Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped in tales of excess and cruelty. One enduring myth claims that as a great ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved house in ancient Pompeii, featuring frescoes depicting scenes from Greek and ...

According to ancient myths, Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine, invaded India long before Alexander the Great was born.

In Rome, Villa Medici is playing host to a new elemental exploration. The exhibition, titled THE SIREN SONG, examines the ...

Mythology has been the core of many peoples lives and continues to directly, and indirectly, guide entire civilizations ...

Russell Crowe is set to wage war on the Roman Empire once more, with the Gladiator Oscar-winner set to lead the cast of the ...

Recent excavations uncovered a Roman monument at the Open-Air Museum of the Roman villa of Hechingen-Stein, Germany. The ...

A recently excavated house contains at least four paintings including an artistic depiction of copulation between a satyr and a nymph.

Why is what some might call the most classic, or perhaps conservative, of all sexual positions named after missionaries? It's time to pull back the covers of this erotic origin story and see what's ...

Dacquino is still working to have historians verify and acknowledge Sybil's ride during the Revolutionary War. He also asks ...

Each scent carries its own distinct connotations. For instance, floral fragrances with notes of rose or lavender often exude ...