Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated.

Pagans have many different beliefs. Rider believes in Norse traditions with an emphasis on gods like Odin and Thor. Others ...

A team of archaeologists recently discovered a hoard of 141 Roman gold coins dating back to around the Fourth Century CE in ...

Compelling and comprehensive, this book may nonetheless be an uphill climb for lay readers with little more than a basic ...

In the ancient Roman Empire, the winter solstice fell on December 25th. In other words, Plutarch’s statement shows that Horus was allegedly born on the date that we now consider to be Christmas. Does ...

A hoard of Roman coins dating from the Fourth century and covering the reign of nine emperors has been found in northern ...

These demands fell hard on minorities, particularly Christians. While pagan Romans always technically prohibited Christianity, Trajan makes clear in a famous exchange of letters that the Roman ...

Pilgrimage paths wind across the UK, with some newly mapped routes giving hikers a different perspective on the country ...