Sacred Mysteries: The plebeian who saved the Vestal Virgins

There is a story about the Vestal Virgins that illuminates the religion of ancient Rome. It comes from 390 BC, when things ...
Yahoo

Vestal virgins and wandering wombs: women’s lives in Greece and Rome

“Women were invented to make men’s lives more difficult.” With characteristic style and wit, Daisy Dunn opens her new book by quoting Hesiod. As this misogynistic Greek farmer-poet put it in his Works ...
Greek Reporter

Twins in Ancient Greece and Rome Were Seen as Divine and Dangerous

Twins in ancient Greece and Rome were seen as divine signs or dangerous omens, revealing deep cultural fears about birth, ...
The New York Times

Rome, Sacred Ground for Nearly 3,000 Years, and Counting

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 ...