Teenager on hike finds 1,800-year-old ring depicting Roman goddess Minerva - Boy found a small figure, possibly of a warrior, engraved on the ring ...

Archaeologists in France have discovered dozens of Roman-era graves of men who were buried with "curse tablets," at least one of which was written in an extinct language. Excavations underneath an ...

making her the divine mother of the Roman people. Similarly, Mars was the father of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. Aeneas and Romulus themselves were believed to have been made gods ...

What's really Roman about Roman religion ... newly deified. Venus, Mars, and other gods. Where was Augustus, the emperor at the time? Well, he was still alive, and his statue was placed in ...

The red planet Mars, named for the Roman god of war, has long been an omen in the night sky. And in its own way, the planet’s rusty red surface tells a story of destruction. Billions of years ...