For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical ... in ...

Archaeologists have discovered multiple artifacts depicting ancient Greek deities in the ancient city of Finziade in Sicily.

Explore the complex religious life of ancient Rome, where religion played a vital role.

Why should travelers stop by the Pantheon? The Pantheon is ancient Rome's best preserved monument. It was built as a temple to all the gods, but was converted into a Catholic church, which is why ...

Nymphs offer us more than just stories of sexy nature spirits. They can reveal how ancient people thought about their world ...

Here’s a far fetched notion: for most of human history, humans used to worship gods who fought, fell in love, and even had favorite cities. Zeus might have thrown lightning bolts, but he was not ...

Aside from the spirits, worshipped privately at home, the Romans had a large number of public gods. Many gods were believed to have taken part in the founding of Rome. All were consulted and ...

To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

Bodies, potentially decaying, were a more common sight in ancient Rome than now. Suetonius, writing in the first century CE, ...

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Who were the Romans? Find out how Rome was ruled, what the Romans believed and what they did for fun in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 primary history guide.