Cupid, the ancient Roman god of love, is a universal symbol of Valentine’s Day who has inspired artists for centuries. Often appearing as a winged infant in artists’ depictions, carrying a bow and a ...

As this tired old earth trudges to the end of another year and the beginnings of a new one, in pagan thought, we shall pass under the dominion of one of ancient Rome’s greater and often unappreciated ...

An essay by Marianne Bonz describing the myriad of religious options available in the Roman Empire. Bonz is managing editor of Harvard Theological Review. She received a doctorate from Harvard ...

A mysterious relief of a completely unknown Roman god was recently unearthed in Gaziantep, Turkey. The relief, which was found in an ancient temple to the deity Jupiter Dolichenus, shows a bearded man ...