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An Ancient Roman Statue Of Hermes Has Been Found Intact Inside A Bulgarian Sewer
Archaeologists excavating a sewer system from the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica in Bulgaria have just uncovered a ...
The Christian Post on MSN2d
Sojourners helping churches respond to Trump admin. move to allow ICE raids in churches
The progressive Christian social justice advocacy organization Sojourners is helping churches respond after a recent Trump ...
The Atlantic on MSN5d
The Game That Shows We’re Thinking About History All Wrong
A radical tweak makes Civilization more realistic—and more depressing.
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Archaeologist Stunned to Find an Ancient Church Buried in Lake After an Earthquake, Say It Was Built Over a Temple
Archaeologist Stunned to Find an Ancient Church Buried in Lake After an Earthquake, Say It Was Built Over a Temple An ancient ...
Greek Reporter5d
Valentine’s Day: A Not-So-Romantic Journey Going Back to Ancient Greece
Some scholars trace Valentine's Day back to ancient Greece and the mythical green meadows of Arcadia in the Peloponnese.
Greek Reporter6d
The Ancient Greek Sanctuaries and Temples of Olympia
The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.
The culinary customs around Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day celebrates love and friendship, evolving from ancient customs to a commercialized holiday with rituals like ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency4d
There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?
Caesarea had a more pagan population than Jerusalem ... Most salient to Jews is the Roman destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. Schiffman said the Jewish religious practice was generally ...
Roman London’s first basilica found under an office block – here’s what it reveals about the ancient city
Archaeologists from the Museum of London have discovered a well-preserved part of the ancient city of London’s first Roman ...
This 2,000-Year-Old Roman Basilica Was Just Discovered Under an Office Building
The first Roman basilica found in London will soon be incorporated into modern architecture—blending ‘then’ and ‘now’ into ...
LEADERSHIP Newspaper5d
Essence Of Valentine’s Day
Some accounts have it that it emanated from the ancient Roman pagan festival of Lupercalia, held yearly on February 15 to celebrate the coming of spring and fertility. It involved animal sacrifice ...
Univeristy of Iowa Daily Iowan5d
Saints and sweethearts: the holy and hedonistic history of Valentine’s Day
As a Rick Riordan enthusiast, the obnoxious association of the Roman love God with Valentine’s Day stuck with me since. The pagan idol contests with the majority of other Western holidays that are ...