One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided ...

Remains of a civic basilica give archaeologists clues to what the original layout of Roman London looked like.

Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this ...

Pictured is the Shrine of Saint Valentine in Whitefriar Street Church in Dublin. Saint Valentine, a priest in ancient Rome, ...

Valentine’s Day, a celebration of love wrapped in candy hearts, roses and chocolates, traces back to St. Valentine. But the origins are far more complex — and darker than the chocolate we indulge in ...

Advanced digital imaging reveals a portrait of an unknown man beneath "Ecce Homo," an oil painting by renowned Renaissance ...

Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Right? Or is its history darker?

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.

It’s Valentine’s Day. It is a day dedicated to the celebration of love and romance. The hospitality industry benefits more ...

The tradition of sending messages, gifts and expressions of love on Valentine’s Day goes back to at least the 15th century.

The story of the origin of Valentine’s Day is shrouded in many myths and legends. According to one version, this day is dedicated to the priest Valentine, who served in Rome in the third century AD, ...

The religions of the ancient Greeks and the ancient Romans, often simply called “classical religion,” are often viewed as ...