Janus was the god of transitions, and so the passing of the old year and the beginning of the new were sacred to him, writes ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an a "incredibly rare" artifact depicting a Roman deity at a site in the United Kingdom. The find came to light during excavations at Smallhythe Place in the county of ...

Archaeologists excavating Smallhythe Place in Kent, the U.K., have discovered the head of a small clay figurine of the Roman god Mercury—an “incredibly rare” find according to experts. This isn’t the ...

Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through persecution, cultural adaptation, and the transformation of pagan beliefs ...

Early Christian icons may have derived some of their stylistic elements from pagan religious portraits, according to some ...

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 ...

When the Romans first settled in Cologne, they also brought along their religion with them, contributing to a potpourri of gods and traditions. English-speaking tourists come to the west German city ...

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 ...

A few weeks ago I explained how five chemical elements came to be named for Greek and Roman gods. Let’s feast again at the periodic table and discover the mythological origins of five more elements.

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