Yep, without the Saturnalia festivities in ancient Rome, Christmas as we know it would ... It also shared links with other Roman and pagan festivals, showcasing the interconnectedness of ancient ...

But Dark notes that the suppression of earlier festivities, such as the Saturnalia celebrated in pagan Rome in mid-December, does not necessarily mean that the Christmas date was intended to ...

A Roman coin of the last pagan emperor which might have been deliberately damaged as an "act of erasure" was found by two metal detectorists. It depicts Julian the Apostate, part of Rome's first ...

Pagan Rome, 37 A.D. As the frail, syphilis-ridden, and half-mad Emperor Tiberius nears the end of his reign, Prince Gaius Augustus Germanicus, known as Caligula, arrives at the depraved ruler's ...

was something that most families practiced in the city of Rome. So, we have to imagine as part of their daily life, as part of their regular activity, Christians, just like their pagan neighbors ...