In March 2021 Pope Francis became the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church to visit Iraq. The number of Christians in Iraq has fallen sharply in the past two decades amid mass violence at the ...

Archaeologists working at the site of the ancient Turkish city Attouda have uncovered a ritual site dedicated to the Phrygian mother goddess, Matar. The site, complete with a cave and a “twin rock ...

Pagans have long had a bad rap. Ethan Doyle White’s “Pagans: The Visual Culture of Pagan Myths, Legends + Rituals” corrects misconceptions and explains their intricate belief systems and rich ...

In a revealing article in Mosaic Magazine titled “Homeric and Biblical Nobodies,” Professor Jacob Howland compares the idea of pride in the Jewish tradition and in Greek writing. The Bible, in Genesis ...

Each year, the Classical Studies department offers a capstone seminar for our graduating seniors. This year, the seminar was organized around the theme of "Ancient Religion." Our seniors have been ...

One of Zoroastrianism’s Gahambar celebrations is being observed through Monday. Zoroastrianism is an ancient religion that developed in the areas now called Iran and India. Zoroastrians believe their ...

GUDUTA, India — The ritual began with a thunderous roll of leather drums, its clamor echoing through the entire village. Women dressed in colorful saris broke into an Indigenous folk dance, tapping ...

It's not every day that I'm faced with the chance to step back in time. I've long been fascinated with ancient Rome. A child of the ’80s, I was the little girl glued to the television every Saturday ...

During the winter solstice in ancient Greece, festivals were held to honor the gods Poseidon, Demeter, and Dionysus.