Most scientists claim that Romans adopted their gods directly from the Greeks. The reality, however, is more complicated.

A sculpture of a mysterious, never-before-seen Roman deity has been unearthed in an ancient temple in Turkey. The 1st century B.C. relief, of an enigmatic bearded god rising up out of a flower or ...

You might not be making sacrifices at a Roman temple or calling on Jupiter to fix your flat tyre, but the gods and goddesses of ancient Rome haven’t exactly vanished. They’re still hanging around, ...

The gods of Greece and Rome may share names and stories, but their differences reveal deep cultural divides. Discover how Roman religion reshaped Greek mythology, changing personalities, roles, and ...

When the Romans first settled in Cologne, they also brought along their religion with them, contributing to a potpourri of gods and traditions. English-speaking tourists come to the west German city ...

Carved heads of both male and female Roman gods were found in Papcastle, England, and archaeologists believe a two-foot-tall fertility statue is a local deity from thousands of years ago.

Archaeologists excavating Smallhythe Place in Kent, the U.K., have discovered the head of a small clay figurine of the Roman god Mercury—an “incredibly rare” find according to experts. This isn’t the ...