Lounging in a golden robe and crown, the Roman ... of the god Baal. On one occasion, Elagabalus dressed as a woman and rallied Rome's prostitutes in the Forum. Photograph by DAGLI ORTI/ART ARCHIVE ...

If you’re a Londoner craving an art-drenched city break that’s equal parts stylish and soul-stirring, allow me to introduce ...

When Jorge Bergoglio chose the name Francis upon becoming pope, it was a tribute to his favorite saint. Others took predecessors' or family names.

The engraving on this scarab from the second or third century B.C. depicts a scene from classical mythology ... it to high art. At first, coins were minted from bronze, but as the Roman Empire ...

A man recently discovered nearly 1,500 silver coins from ancient Rome while hiking. Romanian man Marius Mangeac made the ...

When I was five I was given an autograph album and asked my mother to christen it with the first entry. This is what she ...

Religious scholars and political pundits are asking if (and how far) the new Pope Leo XIV will advance the Church, and ...

AD Roman life-size marble statue of important magistrate. Academic report by Dr. Raffaele D'Amato; geological report by ...

The Lion of Kea, an Archaic-era sculpture seemingly growing out of the bedrock poses one of the most puzzling mysteries from ...

According to ancient writers and Greek mythology, the muses are the sources of inspiration for the arts and knowledge.

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law ...

Mary Theresa Petrich recalled walking from Hatfield Street in Lawrenceville over the 40th Street Bridge and up the hill to St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Croatian Church in Millvale to attend Sunday Mass ...