Ancient Rome unfairly has a reputation for having stolen or copied their mythology and religious traditions from the Greeks ...

Most scientists claim that Romans adopted their gods directly from the Greeks. The reality, however, is more complicated.

Over the course of their history, the Romans built a complex and dense network of sewers in the city of Rome. However, only ...

Vesta was the native Roman goddess of the fireplace and the six virgins tended the sacred fire, baked sacred salt cakes (mola salsa) and oversaw the care of sacred objects in the temple.

In particular, the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion – called the di consentes – paralleled the gods of Greek mythology. Although they kept Latin names and images ...