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

A metal detectorist in Belgium has unearthed a fragment of a mysterious bronze artifact known as a Roman dodecahedron that is thought to be more than 1,600 years old. More than a hundred of the ...

Step into the world of Roman temples through a richly detailed 3D reconstruction that reveals their architecture, religious symbolism, and role at the heart of Roman public life. From Greek influence ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Disillusioned by their experiences in Catholicism, some Romans are turning to paganism and finding a connection to their roots through worshipping the gods of antiquity, whom they ...

Explore the ancient roots of New Year's resolutions, from Babylonian promises to Roman rituals. Trace the evolution through history to modern self-improvement goals. The Babylonians celebrated the New ...

The Roman abhorrence of human sacrifice presented by ancient literary sources stands in contrast to the frequency of rites requiring the death of a human being performed by the Romans during the ...

The copper alloy sitella was discovered amid the charred remains of a structure destroyed by fire around the late third century AD at Carthago Nova, the ancient Roman name for modern Cartagena, ...

Archaeologists in Velzeke, Belgium, discovered a well-preserved Roman dog buried beneath a stone foundation. Archaeologist Arne Verbrugge from SOLVA noted the rarity of the find in the region due to ...

Bathtubs are inherently luxurious; a space designed to relax and unwind should look as magnificent as it feels. We're taking cues from Colman Domingo, whose sunken bathtub evokes ancient bathing ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

At an ancient Roman quarry in Surrey, England, an oddly colored bone suggests it may have been used in a fertility ritual, researchers said. elliot via Unsplash Ahead of a development project at the ...