Depicting dawn as a woman wearing pink and Flora, the Roman goddess of spring, as a woman in a red dress holding flowers, the painting is one of the few art pieces that wasn't sold off in 1962 ...

Flora is the Roman goddess of flowers and spring. With Latin roots and a Scottish history, this name means "like a flower" or "blooming." Evoking greenery and fresh air, Ivy is one of the original ...

When it comes to the UK countryside, the charms of our flora – the Roman goddess of spring in mythology – are magical this time of year. And with blankets of bluebells, beautiful blooms and swathes of ...

This Roman sculptured head of a goddess was found at Bearsden Roman fort, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and was picked by Kevin Grant, postgraduate student at the University of Glasgow (Archaeology).

Across history, the goddess Aphrodite has remained a prominent figure of beauty and love, and many statues have been built in ...

Acquired in July 1909 by art collector Wilhelm von Bode 18451929 director general of the Prussian Art Collections and founding director of the KaiserFriedrichMuseum now the BodeMuseum the Bust of ...

Vesta was the native Roman goddess of the fireplace and the six virgins tended the sacred fire, baked sacred salt cakes (mola salsa) and oversaw the care of sacred objects in the temple.

An essay by Marianne Bonz describing the myriad of religious options available in the Roman Empire. Bonz is managing editor of Harvard Theological Review. She received a doctorate from Harvard ...

They need all the luck they can get so they make an offering to the Roman goddess of luck, Fortuna. The soldier pours away precious wine that’s come all the way from his homeland, Gaul - what we ...

Aerial view of the Flamengo Parkalong the shore of Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Image © T photography via ...

The Elms was built in 1901 for a Gilded Age millionaire. Today, it's a museum and occasional film set for HBO's "The Gilded ...