Christianity from a persecuted sect to the dominant religion of the Roman Empire. It examines key events such as the Edict of ...

The mysterious Sibylline Books were secretly kept Greek oracle collections that the rulers of ancient Rome consulted in times ...

At his death, Augustus, the ‘son of a god’, was himself declared a god. His strategy had worked. Where to next: Emperors - Augustus Religion in Ancient Rome – Roman worship ...

Vatican workmen readied the ancient stage for the largest consistory in all the long centuries of the Church. Along the giant cornice high in St. Peter's nave, 100 of them walked surefooted, ...

(The Conversation) — In ancient Rome, male followers of the goddess Cybele, known as Galli, some of whom surgically removed their testicles, were often considered feminine.