Shared religious rites united ancient Greek villages and regions. Worship intially was communal, but as people sought meaning in life and hope for an afterlife, they were drawn to cults that ...

In the Western Peloponnese, archaeologists have unearthed a monumental discovery that reshapes the understanding of ancient ...

The display showcases offerings to various gods and ancient Greek rituals practiced by the people of Akragas. For instance, ...

Athens was the place to go in ancient Greece for culture. Every four years, Athens held the Panathenaic Games. Thousands of people paraded through the city to worship the god Athena. There were ...

As a result, Roman gods were a blend of deities, with close similarities to the gods worshipped by the ancient Greeks ... Roman Empire made it easy for the worship of gods to spread abroad ...

Ancient Greeks of Bactria ruled over Gujarat, India under Menander around 150 B.C. and established trade contracts with the ...