Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through persecution, cultural adaptation, and the transformation of pagan beliefs ...

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New science suggests Delphis most famous figure the Oracle may have been influenced not just by gods, but by the mountain beneath her feet.

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As the coins seemed too valuable to be used in everyday transactions, archaeologists suspect that they may have been used as ...

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While we now know what the winter solstice actually is, people around the world for thousands of years have believed the legends that surround the tales of gods, nature and heroes and above all ...

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