Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of ...

The ancient city of Rome in the imperial ... or whether Cloacina was just an epithet used for the goddess Venus. According to ...

Two life-sized statues have been unearthed in Pompeii, including a bejewelled priestess of the ancient goddess Ceres.

From ancient artefacts to egg crafts and torchlit tours Bath’s most iconic site turns educational visits into magical ...

Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently painted in warm colours. A recent ...

Ceres is the Roman goddess of agriculture ... offers valuable insight into the religious practices of Pompeii’s ancient residents, providing new evidence that Ceres “has a clear place in ...

Today, ancient Greco-Roman statues housed in museums are typically ... “For example, a cult statue of a god or goddess with such decoration placed in a temple, would have given the visitor ...

Several ancient Roman emperors loved Greece. As the Roman Empire consolidated, Greek culture, literature, politics, and art ...

“Women couldn’t participate in politics in the ancient Roman world so the way they could ... in processions dedicated to Ceres. She was the goddess of agriculture and cereals but she was ...

Archaeologists in Guatemala uncover a Teotihuacan altar in Tikal, revealing ancient cultural and spiritual ties with the Maya ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you ...