The 1,800-year-old temple built by Roman soldiers makes global website that celebrates 'hidden wonders' ...

The cult was around at the same time as the start of Christianity.

When we look at Iran through the prism of religion and see a Shia Islamic country, we negate its thousands of years of rich ...

Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today a close lightning strike feels like a terrifying brush with the supernatural. Some ancient thinkers, however, suspected ...

The patron saint of Ireland was not, in fact, Irish. He was a Roman Briton, who spent his childhood in southwestern England before being kidnapped by Irish raiders, spirited across the sea and ...

Many modern Wiccans and pagans celebrate Ostara, a holiday rooted in a goddess with a nebulous history.

In Ancient Greece, riddles were crucial cultural elements, present in myth, religious practices, and philosophical thought.