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 ...

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

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

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

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Yep, total power move, swallowing the wife. As king of the gods, Zeus could also, from his commanding position in the sky, ...

An ancient object that Jessica Lamont uses in her Yale classes may not appear menacing, but in Greek antiquity it was used for malevolent purposes.

Archaeologists in Pompeii uncovered an ancient tiny home filled with elaborate artwork that has remained largely intact for ...

From Venus to Yahweh to Ganesha, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston surveys depictions of divinity through the ages.

The Gandhara art persisted until the 7th century and had some influence on the Buddhist sculptures seen in China and other ...

Paolo Sorrentino's latest film "Parthenope," has gotten mixed reviews and an early thumbs down from Italy's Catholic Church.