Excerpt**: Small but potent, a lead tablet dating back to 450 BCE offers a striking reminder of how ancient Greeks and Romans ...

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

The Israeli army has issued new evacuation orders for residents of Baalbek, home to Ancient Roman temples and archaeological ...

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 ...

Some 2,100 to 1,800 years ago in what is today's northwestern Pakistan, the Gandharan civilization produced sculptures of ...

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

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

Icke is so attuned to politics that even one jarring detail – no campaign anywhere would risk drinking champagne before the ...

Archaeologists consider this votive monument the largest of its kind discovered in the Roman-occupied regions of southern ...

A prominent Sailor Moon trope reflects author Naoko Takeuchi's background in Chemistry and interest in Greco-Roman mythology.

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.

In ’Millions,’ Nine-year-old Damian’s relationship with the saints is stylized and often comical, but it also feels honest.