Jupiter’s influence actually shaped the Roman Empire in profound ways. The origins of Jupiter as a God can be traced back to ...

Scientists were digging at an excavation site in the village of Rupite close to the border with Greece when they discovered a marble statue of the Greek god Hermes in an ancient Roman sewer.

Roman statuettes of deities are rare in Scotland, with only some six other examples, this being the first of Jupiter This figure might have been lost accidentally but the location of its discovery ...

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have unearthed a marble statue that may depict Hermes, the Greek messenger god. It was found in ... Christianity had recently become the Roman Empire’s official ...

was a dedication to Jupiter Dolichenus, a deity especially revered by Roman soldiers," the Polish-Georgian archaeological team wrote in a statement, calling it "unique." "He was the god of war and ...

The archaeologists say the statue matches others that depict Hermes, but very few similar statues are preserved in the world and many are missing their heads. During the Roman Empire, Christianity ...

The seven-foot-tall Apollo Belvedere is thought to be a Roman copy of a Greek statue ... s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally ...

A life-sized statue ... god Neptune holding a trident. It was likely provided as a symbolic payment to Charon, the ferryman who took the dead across the River Styx according to ancient Roman ...

Bulgarian archaeologists stumbled upon unexpected treasure this week during a dig in an ancient Roman sewer — a well-preserved, marble statue depicting the Greek god Hermes. The discovery of ...