We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there’s evidence of ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience ...

The Venus of Kołobrzeg, discovered by a Polish farmer on the Baltic coast in 2022, has been authenticated as a Neolithic ...

Studies about Cybele and Attis and Their Cults, in 217 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Seven noteworthy studies by world renowned scholars. Attached to the document are links to additional ...

Researchers said their findings suggest husbands relocated to the wife's household upon marriage – suggesting a female ...

Rare Roman Victory goddess relief found near Hadrian's Wall Researchers believe the 47-centimeter-high sandstone relief, dating to around 213 AD, may symbolize the end of the Severan Wars and was ...

Vindolanda was first built by the Roman army, before construction had even begun on the 73-mile-long Hadrian’s Wall, to guard the wild north-west frontier of the Roman Empire.

If I had to choose one, I’d say a marble statuette representing a Roman Cybele—the mother goddess or Mother of the Gods, personifying wild nature. I must have been around 15.

They’re going tit for tat. The state flag of Virginia has been banned in a Texas school district over the depiction of a Roman goddess with an exposed bare boob, according to a report. The ...

Another theory links April Fools' Day to the ancient Roman festival of Hilaria, celebrated on March 25 to honor the goddess Cybele.

Another theory links April Fools' Day to the ancient Roman festival Hilaria, held on March 25th in honour of the goddess Cybele. During this festival, people would dress up in costumes and play ...

Others believe that April Fools' derives from the Roman festival of Hilaria, which is Latin for "joyful." Hilaria was celebrated at the end of March by devotees of the goddess Cybele, the History ...