Several ancient Roman emperors loved Greece. As the Roman Empire consolidated, Greek culture, literature, politics, and art ...

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of ...

This Roman sculptured head of a goddess was found at Bearsden Roman fort, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and was picked by Kevin Grant, postgraduate student at the University of Glasgow (Archaeology).

Ancient Greek and Roman religion share many similarities. To start with, they were both polytheistic and shared similar gods. The primary Greek gods Mount of Olympus formed the basis of the Roman ...

If you think Goddess Durga is worshipped only in Hinduism, this article might change your perspective! Throughout history, ...

Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently painted in warm colours. A recent ...

Many significant ancient Greek temples are found not only in Greece but also in other countries that were once part of the ancient Greek world ...

An essay by Marianne Bonz describing the myriad of religious options available in the Roman Empire. Bonz is managing editor of Harvard Theological Review. She received a doctorate from Harvard ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you ...