Many gods were believed to have taken part in the founding of Rome. All were consulted and honored to make sure that the actions of the state met with divine approval. Roman religion was split in ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman sewer last week made a spectacular discovery—a nearly complete marble statue of a Greek god. The statue stands about 6 feet 8 inches tall, and the ...

Roman worship was divided into the public ... but on accurate observance of religious rituals. Each god needed an image – usually a statue or relief in stone or bronze – and an altar or ...

And they always feared the ‘evil eye!’ Statue of the Roman god, Jupiter, from Izmir in present day Turkey. The Romans had many gods and goddesses – they almost had one for every occasion.

The final statue is of a goddess equipped with ... learn all about the gods of the Greek and Roman pantheon. Then, learn the story of why Rome fell.

Due to its attributes, archaeologists believe it to be a Roman copy of a Greek sculpture of Hermes, as per NYPost, the messenger of the Gods, but also of winter, travelers, shepherds, sleep ...

In December, construction workers putting in natural gas pipelines near Athens found a Roman-era statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes buried upright in a brick-lined pit near the Acropolis of ...

That same year, ancient bronze statues were found in a garbage dump in Tuscany, Italy. In 2013, a 1,800-year-old carved stone head possibly depicting a Roman god found in an ancient trash dump in ...

That same year, ancient bronze statues were found in a garbage dump in Tuscany, Italy. In 2013, a 1,800-year-old carved stone head possibly depicting a Roman god found in an ancient trash dump in ...