Pluto, the Roman god of death, holds a significant role in Roman mythology, analogous to the Greek god Hades. As ruler of the underworld, Pluto governs the realm of the deceased, overseeing their ...

One of the funniest works of Roman literature to survive—and the only one that has ever made me laugh out loud—is a skit, written by the philosopher Seneca, about the Emperor Claudius ...

In the Roman world she was also identified with the goddess Venus, the beautiful and seductive goddess who was the mother of Aeneas, the founding hero of Rome according to legend.

The Feast of the Gods would be Bellini’s last completed painting, begun when the artist was already in his 80s and finished two years before his death.Around a decade later, the Duke ...