The story of Ancient Roman Emperor Hardrian and his lover Antinous has long been the stuff of literal legend, captivating the ...

Roman worship was divided into the public and the ... The pontifices determined festival dates, assisted the emperor in his religious duties, and determined which days were legal for conducting ...

The objective of Roman worship was to gain the blessing of the gods and thereby gain prosperity for themselves, their families and communities. Emperors understood the central importance of ...

While the “frivolous East” may have been happy to venerate men as though they were gods, the serious men of the Roman ...

When it comes to Roman Emperors and their fate, a big mystery appears that has baffled historians and archaeologists alike for centuries.

the temple itself (Thé Mieu) built in 1820; the Temple of the Resurrection (Hung Mieu), dedicated to the worship of the father of Emperor Gia Long (1802-1820); the multi-storey Pavilion of Radiant ...

Despite numerous reconstructions, it remains an active place of worship. Germany’s oldest ... site of Charlemagne’s coronation as Holy Roman Emperor. The current basilica, built in the 16th ...