The ancient Greeks considered Dionysus the 12th Olympic god. He was not taken seriously by his father Zeus nor by most of the ...

Francis, who rejected much of the pomp traditionally associated with the papacy during his 12-year reign, had requested to be ...

Use of colours in pre-historic era Humans have been long fascinated by colour, which has played a significant role since the ...

While generally considered fairly accurate in its depiction of true events, Tombstone can't help but take some liberties with ...

In 1760, the parody periodical Poor Robin's Almanac astutely asked a ... From its origins — whether in Ancient Rome, medieval England, or Renaissance Europe — to today, April Fools' Day ...

From the Campidoglio’s exalted heights, ancient ... Rich and poor were squeezed together, along with immigrants from every corner of the empire—professors from Greece, courtesans from Parthia ...

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

The lecture hall of an "impressive high school" from an ancient Greek settlement was recently uncovered in Italy – with the discovery highlighting the similarities between ancient and modern ...

All are thought to date from various periods of ancient Greek history and will be assessed by a state archaeological service. Police also confiscated metal detectors and scanning equipment ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. In Greek and Roman ...