Long ago in ancient India reigned a Greek king named Menander I Soter, a great conqueror and benefactor of Buddhism ...

Credit: P.Vasiliadis CC-BY 3.0 The significance of the cross predates the Christian era, with its roots extending deep into ancient Greek thought, symbolism and religious practice. The cross is one of ...

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

The Nile flooded between June and August each year, and the fertile soil it created was vital to ancient Egypt's survival, with fertility playing an important role in Egyptian religion. The burial ...

What was the religion of ancient Egyptians, and what did it say about the afterlife? Ancient Egyptians worshipped many different gods and goddesses. The most important ones included Osiris (the ...

In a historic revival of Hellenic worship, a newly built temple dedicated to the ancient Greek gods Zeus and Pan has been unveiled in Arcadia. This marks the first such construction in nearly 1,700 ...

In ancient Greece and Rome ... cultural significance of these sculptures,” writes Bill Giannopoulos for the Greek City Times. In some instances, the scents were also applied in ways that ...

Throughout history, different religions and cultures have revered goddesses symbolizing power, protection, and destruction. From Athena in Greek mythology to Sekhmet in ancient Egypt and Amaterasu in ...

combining religion and medicine. They testify to the belief in divine intervention in the healing of diseases and injuries. The snake is an ancient symbol of medicine, linked to deities like Apollo ...

Soldiers from Ukraine’s 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade may have unearthed an elite Ancient Greek necropolis dating to the 6th–5th centuries BC while digging fortifications in southern Ukraine, ...

The Greek municipality of Tenea boasts a rich ancient history—and the archaeological artifacts to prove it. Finds in the region have long hinted at a once-thriving settlement, with the latest ...

Now in ruins, this temple complex was home to a mystery religion, and very little ... seek out the catacombs (the only ones on a Greek island), the ancient theatre and the replica of the Venus ...