Ancient Rome didn’t abandon its gods overnight. The rise of Christianity was a slow transformation of the cult-based religious order that had structured Roman life for centuries ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Disillusioned by their experiences in Catholicism, some Romans are turning to paganism and finding a connection to their roots through worshipping the gods of antiquity, whom they ...

Site has been sacred ground for nearly 3,000 years, and counting According to legend, Rome was born April 21, 753 B.C., when Romulus, the survivor of its feuding twin founders, hitched his plow and ...

Centered on a Persian-inspired deity, Mithraism spread widely across the Roman Empire between the first and fourth centuries CE. Most evidence comes from archaeology, including underground temples ...

David Laskin Martin Pauer May 7, 2023 May 7, 2023 0 According to legend, Rome was born April 21, 753 B.C., when Romulus, the survivor of its feuding twin founders, hitched his plow and furrowed a ...

Having fought his way into power, Augustus used religion as a tool to protect his position and promote his political agenda. Having gained power by force in a bitterly fought civil war, Augustus was ...

(The Conversation) — There may have been fear of gender-diverse people in the ancient world, but they played a crucial role. In Rome, they were viewed as vital to the city’s safety. (The Conversation) ...

Hundreds and thousands of years ago, people used to worship deities and Gods that have faded almost entirely from the ...

Christianity is just one chapter in the Eternal City’s rich spiritual history. Judaism, Islam and ancient Roman religions are also a big part of the picture. The Temple of Hercules Victor, above, is ...