Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

Greek and Roman religion venerated one plurality of gods, heroesbut also personifications of abstract concepts. The ancient ...

“Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus,” by John William Waterhouse, 1891. Circe was among one of the most famous femme fatales in Greek mythology. Credit: Public Domain There are many strong and ...

Named for Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, breakfast cereal was originally developed by a religious fanatic and nutritionist spa owner named James Caleb Jackson, who believed consuming dry ...

Originally built in AD70 and then expended in AD90 – 120, London’s Roman basilica was a building unlike any other in Britain. Occupying nearly 2 hectares of land and standing at a height of up to 3 ...

This provides evidence of the adoption of the latter. The names of Roman gods convey an influence by the Etruscan pantheon, with the Etruscan god Uni being reshaped into the Roman god Juno. The ...

The move into such well-worn domestic-goddess territory saw Meghan instantly dubbed "the millennial Martha Stewart of Montecito" in The New York Times. But of course, this being Meghan – the ...

Saturnalia suspended work and business, temporarily “freed” slaves, and eased moral restrictions. Saturn was the Roman god of agriculture, and the festivities honoring him involved decorative masks, ...

Roman Reigns has firmly established himself as one of the greatest WWE Superstars of all time. However, the OTC's appearances have been limited to a very few nights in recent years. Nonetheless ...

Dead animals and shellfish Pompeii Archaeological Park Even so, the frescoes at Pompeii offer valuable insights into what worship of Dionysus, also known as the Roman god Bacchus, entailed.

Aliasger K. Salem receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. He serves on the Executive Board of the American Association for Pharmaceutical Scientists. Selenium is a nutrient that ...