As Christianity rose to prominence in the late Roman Empire, some believers targeted statues of Greek and Roman gods for destruction or defacement. Rather than random vandalism, many of these acts ...

What do we know about the legendary island of Thule from ancient Greek records? Do we know where it really was?

Ancient names like Dylan, Atlas, Odin, Orion, Apollo, Jason, Adonis and Ares consistently rank well in the United States.

Researchers uncover that ancient Greek statues were not just painted and dressed but also perfumed, adding a new dimension to ...

Millions visit the vast and remarkably preserved ancient city of Ephesus each year, stepping back through the centuries to ...

Michelangelo’s fresco of “The Last Judgment,” covering the wall behind the altar of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, is being restored. The work, which started on Feb. 1, 2026, is expected to ...

This piece could serve as a sequel to the column piece “When gods err” (8/8/25) that I wrote last year. I started off then by saying that the moniker “the gods of Padre Faura” refers to the Supreme ...

The original God of War games are infamous for their sex minigames, which demonstrated Kratos' descent into sadism and nihilism, but should they be included in the upcoming remake?

The minigames are a relic of their time, but they did serve a surprisingly important purpose in Kratos’ story.

The word "Olympics" is rooted in ancient Greece. In Greek mythology, the gods would descend from Mount Olympus into the town ...

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum on Friday opens the biggest exhibition ever devoted to art inspired by "Metamorphoses", Roman poet ...

Without a doubt, one of the strangest constellations in the Shamokin winter heavens is Auriga, the charioteer without a ...