While a ceremonial fusillade of firecrackers sounded outside, a black-capped Brahmin pandit recited Sanskrit prayers last week in a factory conference hall at Poona, outside Bombay. It was the time of ...

The iconic prize was designed almost a century ago by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons, and bears a striking resemblance to ancient depictions of Ptah, the Egyptian god of artists and craftsmen. By ...

Jeanette Winterson blends ancient myth with modern life in works like 'Weight' and 'The Gap of Time', offering timeless ...

Explore the complex religious life of ancient Rome, where religion played a vital role. Explore the complex religious life of ancient Rome, where religion played a vital role in the political, social, ...

A monument from Ancient Egypt depicts an unusually powerful woman, standing alongside the king. Who was she? Discover the God’s Wife of Amun, a female role with extraordinary power, comparable to the ...

On a hill outside Jerusalem, a carpenter from Nazareth, condemned by the Roman Procurator of Judea and the high priest of the Jews, died upon a cross. Four historians of the time soberly reported that ...

Sylvia Roussis is a New York based film enthusiast and aspiring filmmaker. She attended AcTvF high school in Long Island City and continued her film education at The New School's Eugene Lang College.