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 ...

The very title of the film, directed by Uruguayan filmmaker Fede Álvarez, is a direct reference to a legendary figure: the founding myths of ancient Rome speak of the two twins who laid the ...

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

Although fictionalised, the story has a degree of basis in fact. The tale begins with Macsen Wledig, emperor of Rome, falling into a deep sleep after going hunting. He dreams of journeys of rivers ...

In particular, 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 ...

Circe Offering The Cup To Odysseus (1891) Understanding ancient mythology is essential to truly ... transformations and tragedies of ancient Greece, Rome or Scandinavia. It’s strange to think ...