surviving when Byzantine emperors banned the use of religious images. A depiction of Christ, the Virgin Mary, archangels and apostles was chopped into pieces and sold on the black market in the ...

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - A U.S. panel on religious freedom said on Tuesday the treatment of minorities in India is deteriorating and it recommended sanctions be imposed on India's external ...

The Quebec government has put forward legislation that would extend the province's ban on the wearing of religious symbols to support staff in schools, and prohibit students from having their ...

These fragrances were “not merely decorative but symbolic, enhancing the religious and cultural significance ... Brøns writes in the paper. Ancient Greeks and Romans often decorated sculptures ...

Curses played a deeply ingrained role in ancient Greek religious and social life. Whether used in personal conflicts, legal battles or tragic myths, they represented a tangible means of appealing to ...

The event is called Code & Cosmos, and its underlying thesis is that the fields of science and technology, once considered diametrically opposed to religion and spirituality, might converge with ...

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an Egyptian army where an Israelite king was killed. The discoveries at Megiddo, which inspired "Armageddon," reinforce biblical stories about King ...

Corinth, a bustling trade hub, thrived on commerce. Despite these differences, Greeks shared many aspects of daily life, from social structures and education to religious traditions and entertainment.

Soldiers from Ukraine’s 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade may have unearthed an elite Ancient Greek necropolis dating to the 6th–5th centuries BC while digging fortifications in southern Ukraine, ...

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Images: Paula Lock. The practice of perfuming statues was deeply rooted in the religious and cultural rituals of ancient Greece and Rome. Texts from Cicero, Callimachus ...