Most scientists claim that Romans adopted their gods directly from the Greeks. The reality, however, is more complicated.

whom the Roman claimed as ancestors. Equally important from Augustus's perspective, however, was the belief that Apollo was also the god of the sun's light and of prophecy. Accordingly ...

For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery ... Apollo was discovered in the ruins of an ancient Roman house in 1489. It has been at the Vatican since ...

The chorus of this song makes the link between the many deities of Roman mythology and the planets ... Neptune in the ocean, Apollo making music, Janus bringing in the New Year and Minerva ...