From drunken student toga parties to the 12 million annual visitors to the Colosseum – the might of ancient Rome has echoed down the centuries in all sorts of unexpected ways. Roman buildings, ...

Diana is one of the most fascinating figures in Roman mythology, known as the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, and childbirth. She is often seen as a powerful and independent figure who represents ...

Did Zeus use his immense power solely for good? Was Jason really a great hero who sailed across the sea to find the Golden Fleece or a selfish lout who succeeded only with the help of a clever and ...

Philandering spouses. Envious brothers. Vindictive sisters. Heroic battles. Bloodshed. Tales passed down in Greek and Roman myths, Yoruba religion or Santeria — among others — have provided plots for ...

Pity the Romans. Their sculpture is often compared unfavorably to that of the Greeks. While the work of their Attic cousins is celebrated for being high-minded and idealistic—all those ripped bodies, ...