We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there’s evidence of ...

The bronze artifacts may have served as coffin handles for a burial in what is now Israel, but the true nature of the find ...

It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

Why is there a Jewish practice to bury prayer books and other texts that contain God's name? A rabbi offers the mystical ...

Archaeologists in Virginia have unearthed the foundation of a 1700s building that once supported the nation's oldest ...

A strange artefact unearthed by a thirteen-year-old while on a trek in Haifa, north of Israel, has turned out to be a rare ancient Roman ring featuring goddess Minerva. The bronze ring has been ...

The Canabari were the merchants, tavern keepers, discharged soldiers, and others who formed the community without the walls of the Roman camp of Moguntiacum, now Mainz, but better known as Mayence.

The Roman agora of Athens. Credit: Greek Reporter Following the Roman victory over Greece, Greek gods were often equated with their Roman counterparts. Most notably, Zeus became Jupiter, Hera became ...

Closed - the former M&S building in High Street (Image: Google Maps) The developer has ambitious plans for the building, which will become a vibrant “work and leisure” space called Minerva House.

As to why the sculpture is known as Athena rather than Minerva—the ancient Roman equivalent of the Olympian—Manchester tells The Art Newspaper that it was, in fact, originally called Minerva.

The cross-bred deity Sulis Minerva was born! The sacred quality of Aquae Sulis's waters set it apart from other Roman baths, such as Wroxeter and Beau Nash.