Through its long and diverse history, Valentine’s Day has evolved from an ancient fertility rite into a global celebration of ...

Valentine’s Day, a celebration of love wrapped in candy hearts, roses and chocolates, traces back to St. Valentine. But the origins are far more complex — and darker than the chocolate we indulge in ...

The religions of the ancient Greeks and the ancient Romans, often simply called “classical religion,” are often viewed as ...

Valentine’s Day, draped in red roses and commercial affection, is more than a benign celebration of love. It is a performative spectacle of coloniality, capitalism, and the hegemonic imposition of ...

The 2,000-year-old basilica was “once the beating heart of Roman London,” the Museum of London Archaeology said.

During the late 18th century, a flurry of social, political and economic changes offered many a new vision of personal ...

Ancient Romans had a seemingly predictable diet for pre-refrigeration days made up of mostly cereals, legumes and meats with ...

Galen, a Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher who lived during Roman times, described the heart as the body’s furnace, ...

Men, I guarantee you that regardless if you’ve been married 40 years and never acknowledged Valentine’s Day once in all that ...

Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty, will gain "maximum brilliance" at night on Valentine's Day across Kentucky skies ...

Newark Advocate faith columnist Jeff Gill explores the history of Valentine's Day and how it connects to today's interpretation of the holiday.

The changes were made Thursday in the wake of an executive order Trump signed calling for the federal government to define ...