About half a century after Constantine the Great (reign: 306-337) began repressing pagans in the military colony of Aelia Capitolina (i.e. Jerusalem), Emperor Theodosius I (reign: 379-395) turned up the...
Mithraism was a mystery religion that originated in the Roman Empire in the 1st century AD and was dedicated to the worship of the god Mithras. First developing on the...
In the later Roman Empire, the worship and cult of the Roman god Sol Invictus became prominent. Revered as the patron deity of the sun, he was worshiped as a...
After more than three centuries of ruthlessly persecuting Christians across the empire, the Roman Emperor witnessed a huge change. Emperor Constantine the Great (reign: 306-337) broke away from his predecessors’...
Generally revered as one of history’s greatest military generals, Julius Caesar is best known for his conquest of the vast region of Gaul and later becoming dictator of Rome. His...
Born to Greek mythical figures Achilles and Deidamia, Neoptolemus is famed for being one of the warriors of the Trojan War. He was part of the Greek troops that covertly...
Ancient Rome’s conquest of Greece did not happen overnight; rather, it was one that occurred over a period of several years, beginning around the early 3rd century BC and culminating...
In 222 AD, the very powerful and influential imperial guard of the Roman emperors carried out a vicious assassination of teenage Roman Emperor Elagabalus. The young emperor, who took the...
According to the myth, Greek Titan Atlas fathered a number of children with his spouse, a nymph called Pleione. In the article below, World History Edu takes a look at...
Helios and Apollo were both important deities in ancient Greek religion and mythology, but they were associated with different aspects of the sun. Helios was specifically considered the god of...
The Great Sphinx of Giza, a third-millennium BC colossal structure, is generally associated with ancient Egyptian culture. However, unbeknownst to many people artwork and myths about the sphinx were quite...
In early March of 2023, a team of archeologists in southern Egypt made a startling discovery of a miniature sphinx statue, which they named the Smiling Sphinx. The statue, which...
Located in the fertile crescent between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers of Lower Mesopotamia, Sumer is regarded as the “Cradle of Civilization.” Its people, the Sumerians, were known for their...
The Praetorian Guard was established with the purpose of protecting the emperor of the Roman Empire with undying loyalty. But as time went on, it appeared their powers went beyond...
Emperor Claudius was the fourth Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, but his rise to power was very different from that of his predecessors for no one imagined him ever...
