Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.

An ancient Roman sarcophagus found in Israel, featuring the Greek god Dionysus and Hercules, looks like a scene straight out ...

Two masterpieces, centuries apart, reflect a theological insight centuries old: Mary was given not only to John, but to the ...

JERUSALEM, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Israeli archaeologists have discovered a rare, 1,700-year-old Roman-era marble coffin in the ancient Mediterranean city of Caesarea, the Israel Antiquities Authority said ...

The Megiddo Mosaic, discovered by an inmate at Megiddo prison in northern Israel, has been hailed as "the greatest discovery since the Dead Sea Scrolls" by experts ...

The 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus bears a mythological scene of Dionysus and Heracles in a drinking contest.

Why was Alexander the Great seen by the Romans as the greatest military leader of the ancient world? This question would ...

A couple who have volunteered in numerous excavations over the years found a "highly revered" ancient artifact at a fort in ...

Over the last century or so, a great deal has been said about the god Mithras and his mysteries, which became known to the European world mainly through his Roman cultus during the Imperial Period.

Ancient Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, was responsible for creating five of the seven wonders of the ancient ...

This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history.

Amateur archaeologists uncovered a sandstone relief of the Roman goddess of victory in Northumberland. The find occurred in a ...