The god Mithras was worshipped throughout the Roman empire, and elements of his mysterious worship can be reconstructed through the temples.

The Pergamon Altar is a symbol of the reign of the Attalids in Asia Minor, and a great example of how ancient art is multifaceted.

Troy was the site of the mythological Trojan War, but the real archaeological site shows the complex history of the city through time.

Pericles was an Athenian politician with a huge influence on democracy at the height of Classical Athens, from arts to the Peloponnesian War

The use of space in the play Agamemnon is inherently gendered, using the outside and inside of the house to show gender conflict.

The Olympic Games have been a symbol of unity since ancient Greece, and were held every four years in honour of the gods.

Aphrodite, the goddess of love, was an important deity in Ancient Greece due to the worship of the various aspects of love.

This (spoilery) review of Miller's novel 'Circe' explores how the character of Circe from the Odyssey can be reimagined in a feminist light.

The love story between the god Apollo and the mortal man Hyacinthus is a myth that was important to Greek and Roman religion and tradition.

There is evidence of complex gender identities in Ancient Mesopotamia, particularly in the cult of the goddess Inanna and her priests.

The homoerotic relationship between Nisus and Euryalus in the Aeneid is an example of a shared love and bond between two men in the epic.

Norse mythology is distinct from the Greek and Latin myths, with its own set of gods and interesting stories passed down through history.

The festival of the Eleusinian Mystery cult for Demeter was elusive, but we can reconstruct some of the intriguing rites of this festival.

Nero was the last of the Julio-Claudian emperors, and one of the most controversial with his alleged matricide and the Great Fire of Rome.

Myths are adaptable, and the author Claudian adapted the myth of Persephone for politics and Christianity of the later Roman empire.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is a Mesopotamian epic that explores the theme of grief, paralleling the grief of Achilles in the Iliad.

Roman gods are often thought of as Greek gods with a different name, but both Greeks and Romans viewed their gods in very different ways.

Athena plays an important role in the Odyssey as the patron god of Odysseus, helping him to achieve his goals through divine intervention.

The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is well known, but it is similar to the Japanese myth of Izanagi and Izanami, which also transcends death.

The Philippics are a series of speeches by Cicero attacking Mark Antony. In Philippic II, Cicero uses humour to turn the public against him.