By removing centuries of soot, researchers have uncovered the stunning decoration of a sanctuary dedicated to the heavens ...

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A scholar of early Greek classics explains what the myth of the weapon-carrying god of love, Cupid, a child of the gods of ...

In several graves, ancient curse tablets known as defixio have been found, calling upon gods to punish various wrongdoers, ...

Excavations at the former Porte Madeleine hospital in Orléans, France, have revealed dozens of burials dating back to the ...

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