Publicly, the Roman state honored many gods, all of which were believed to have ... with close similarities to the gods worshipped by the ancient Greeks. In particular, the twelve greatest gods ...

Greek and Roman gods evoked fear, awe and envy. Their names now control trillions of dollars of your money. Janus, Apollo, Jupiter and Ares are some of the most famous names of Greek and Roman ...

What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?

During the first century, the area of modern-day southwest Germany was being slowly taken over and brought into the Roman ...

Recognizable quotes on the ancient Romans: “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” “All roads lead to Rome.” “Rome was not built in a day.” Caesar Augustus boasted, “I found Rome a city ...

a team of archaeologists uncovered dozens of Roman-era graves, some with ancient “curse tablets,” in what appears to be an all-male cemetery, according to a news release. Experts with the ...