As a result, Roman gods were a blend of deities, with close similarities to the gods worshipped by the ancient Greeks ... she was also a mother and a symbol of death and rebirth.

For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical ... into the lifelike embodiments of gods, goddesses, and rulers.

According to Roman mythology, what was the origin of the Latin alphabet? What was its alleged connection to the script of the Greeks?

a 2,000-year-old tomb from the Roman era dug straight into the earth and guarded by carved bull heads. The bull was an important symbol in ancient Rome, and could mean many different things.