While Charon is currently listed as a satellite or moon by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), consideration is being given to it perhaps being classified as a dwarf planet in its own right, ...

The names and symbols associated with the zodiac signs are deeply rooted in ancient mythology and traits attributed to each ...

Academics at the University of Oxford have published a study claiming that the Cerne Abbas giant is in fact a depiction of ...

Disney Theatrical Group has announced the full casting for Hercules which opens at Theatre Royal Drury Lane this June. Learn ...

A new book illustrates that far from being pastoral fantasies wasting land, money and energy, they are a valuable cultural export, part of the country’s enduring soft power ...

O ne of Earth’s seven quasi-moons has just got a new name: Asteroid 2004 GU9 is now known as Cardea, one of the Roman deities of doors and thresholds with a particular focus on hinges.

After spending centuries on a British aristocrat's estate in North Yorkshire, the marble masterpiece will be unveiled in ...

Winkler, who wrote a book about the salute. There is no Roman art, writing, or coins that display the gesture, according to Winkler. "The gesture of the raised right arm or hand in Roman and other ...

Shortly after Musk made the gesture, the term "Roman salute" started trending online. While it appears similar to the Nazi salute associated with Adolf Hitler, the gesture has ancient roots.

The official version of the Roman Missal is called the Latin Typical ... deepening our love for God.” As we begin this new adventure together, this time of liturgical renewal, let us ask the ...

Examining what it means to make money by selling the bereaved on an illusion, the film feels like something of a warning. By Alissa Wilkinson Mel Gibson directs an uneven action film with Mark ...

Nox, the Roman equivalent of Nyx, was a slightly altered version of the goddess that emphasized the darker aspects of her nature. In the Roman poet Virgil’s 1st century B.C.E. work Aeneid, Nox is ...