Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Elagabal was a solar deity in ancient Syria who was also worshipped by a Roman emperor and high priest who named himself Elagabalus in honor of the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Years of searching for a lost medieval Norwegian town was finally rewarded with a discovery. Crews used a 500-year-old legend to start the search, ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: During the third century, when the Severan dynasty of Rome ruled Syria, a grand temple dedicated to the sun god Elagabal rose in the city of Emesa.