The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...

When Julius Caesar wrote a series of histories about the Gallic Wars around 53 B.C.E., he mentioned a fascinating group of ...

Delbrück-Bentfeld, a locality in the district of the city of Paderborn (northwestern Germany), has been the site of a ...

The ancient Greek myth of Endymion and Selene is one of the famous love stories that has inspired several artists and writers ...

Researchers have recently analyzed 5,436 bones that came from roughly 140 dogs that were sacrificed and buried in an English ...

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

Iran has marked its annual fire festival. Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the ancient festival comes on the last Tuesday of the year, ahead of Nowruz, the Persian New Year (March 20).

The finds were uncovered at the site of a 3rd century AD temple to the Roman god Mithras, in the modern-day City of London.

Roman, you will always be missed but never forgotten!” Mercury, 45, was born in Brazil but had lived in the US for years, and had performed in adult films including Raging Stallion and Men at Play.

Beloved adult film star Roman Mercury has died, close friend and co-star Greg Dixxon confirmed on social media. “Roman left unexpectedly, leaving behind a legacy of passion, talent, and kindness ...

Instead, the archaeologists — budding and not — last summer uncovered what may be the oldest existing example in the ancient Roman world of a mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath. They have ...