The mystery cults of classical Greece and Rome remain appropriately mysterious to historians. In contrast to the mainstream currents of Greco-Roman paganism, where rites were conducted in the open, ...

Excavation work in the city of Regensburg led to a stunning discovery for Germany, when a planned apartment project was halted after construction crews uncovered what appears to be a rare Roman temple ...

Mithras, a deity with ancient Iranian roots associated with contracts and light, was widely worshipped across the Roman Empire from the 2nd to the 4th centuries AD. The cult was particularly popular ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The poet Delmore Schwartz once said that time “is the fire in which we burn,” but on the contrary, much ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Ancient “vishap stele” in Armenia, known as “dragon stones,” have long puzzled archaeologists trying to ascertain their true purpose. Researchers ...

The latest in the "Bizarre Mystery File" series of mystery documentaries. Reporters Ri Koji and Uta Kohaku closely follow the Little Pebble Doshukai, a sex cult that actually exists deep in the ...

How do cult leaders gain such influence over their followers? Netflix’s How to Become a Cult Leader gave us a lot of logical answers to those questions with Peter Dinklage narrating. But what if that ...