From its perch atop Sheffield Town Hall, a seven-foot-high bronze sculpture of Vulcan has watched over the city for 128 years. The Roman god of fire and metalworkers is a fitting symbol for the ...

The U.S. is home to some towering monuments. Each architecture has its own story and record-breaking height. But which one ...

The Romans called this place the Entrance to Hades and it's also said to be the mythological home of the Roman god of fire, Vulcan. “The gases escaping from deep underground certainly smell bad ...

In 1933, the students at California State Teachers College (now Penn West California) asked for the school to have a mascot ...

The handful animal ghosts in the ancient world are often depicted not as friendly visitors but as mere tools for humans – and ...

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

The display, hosted by Blvgari at the Art Institute of Chicago, showcases the largest private collection of Imperial Roman ...

By Lauren Jackson I have spent the last year reporting on belief. As religion in America declined, experts administered last rites. Churches were approaching “their twilight hour” as ...

Fragments of a rare Roman-era helmet were discovered alongside nearly 200 weapons, all buried in the foundations of two homes in Denmark. The first-of-its-kind find outside the borders of the ...