Most scientists claim that Romans adopted their gods directly from the Greeks. The reality, however, is more complicated.

Explore the complex religious life of ancient Rome, where religion played a vital role. Explore the complex religious life of ancient Rome, where religion played a vital role in the political ...

Researchers have found a Roman brooch in the foundation of an Iron Age house in Scotland, but what was it doing there?

When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.

Ancient Greek and Roman religion share many similarities. To start with, they were both polytheistic and shared similar gods. The primary Greek gods Mount of Olympus formed the basis of the Roman ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

In the ancient Roman world, which I study, biological sex and gender expression did not always line up as neatly as the president is demanding to see in today’s government. In antiquity ...

Using the names of ancient fictitious deities appears to ... that the trend of naming financial firms after Greek/Roman gods can be traced back to when a classical education marked the financial ...