The thyrsus has connections to Dionysus, the Greek and Roman god of wine and entertainment ... floral designs and a row number, shedding new light on how theaters from the Roman era operated.

Roman religion involved cult worship. Approval from the gods did not depend on a person’s behavior, but on accurate observance of religious rituals. Each god needed an image – usually a statue ...

“Cardea was the Roman goddess of the hinge ... symbolizing the balance between light and dark. Enkidu – The noble companion of Gilgamesh in the eponymous epic from Sumerian mythology.

One of the farthest corners of the Roman Empire, Judaea was a land of ancient ... This message announced that there was a kingdom greater than Rome, that God would provide and that the poorest ...