About 2,000 years ago, Iron Age worshippers built a thick-walled sanctuary near the ancient city of Doliche in Southeast Turkey. Later, followers of Jupiter Dolichenus—a sort of fusion deity created ...
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How Jupiter Became the Supreme God of Roman Empire
Our human history has witnessed hundreds and thousands of deities who have been worshipped by different societies across ...
Aside from the spirits, worshipped privately at home, the Romans had a large number of public gods. Many gods were believed to have taken part in the founding of Rome. All were consulted and honored ...
A gold pendant recently unearthed in Denmark bears the earliest known inscription featuring the Norse god Odin. Archaeologists think the pendant — which is technically known as a bracteate and made of ...
In 1781, astronomer William Herschel discovered a new planet. He wanted to name it Georgian Sidus (George’s Star) after King George III, but all of the other planets in the solar system were named ...
Next Sunday is the festival of All Saints’ Day, a day rich in history. In the Protestant world, the eve of All Saints is the day on which Martin Luther is said to have nailed his famous 95 Theses to ...
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