Jupiter is known as the king of gods in Roman mythology and, at the time of their empire, was the ultimate symbol of power, ...

The coins show that Roman troops returning from Britain used these points as a route to return home. Three hundred and eighty ...

Roman worship was divided into the public and the private. ... The Romans believed that their gods or spirits were actively involved in their daily lives. ... The king of sacred things ...

In Greek and Roman writings of long ago (i.e. of the pre-Christian era known as ‘classical’ times) that have survived up to our very generation, gods and goddesses were interestingly ...

The painting shows a gathering of Roman gods and goddesses, tended upon by satyrs and nymphs in a lush forest. Among them are Jupiter (the Roman god of the sky), Neptune (god of the sea), Apollo ...

Also found among the Roman coins were 72 gold aurei, dated from 18 B.C. to 47 A.D. Those coins show no signs of wear and likely came from a pile of freshly minted coins, according to the Cultural ...

Gods and Kings in Mayan Art. ... In 250, as the Roman Empire began to fall apart in Europe, Mayan civilization was steadily gaining in power and sophistication.

The scandal reached the Roman Senate and the court of the Ostrogothic king Athalaric in Ravenna. Outraged, the Senate issued its last known decree (Senatus Consultum) against simony in papal elections ...

The unexpected find happened during excavation of an ancient Roman sewer in the abandoned city of Heraclea Sintica, which was founded by King Philip II of Macedon between 356 and 339 B.C.E.

Fans of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” might mutter that this updating of the gods stuff has all been done before, but it hasn’t, not the way Mr. Covell has done it.

Bulgarian archaeologists stumbled upon unexpected treasure this week during a dig in an ancient Roman sewer — a well-preserved, marble statue depicting the Greek god Hermes. The discovery of the ...