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Greek Mythology Frescoes Unearthed in Pompeii After 2,000 Years

Greek City Times 29 Mar 2025
A Glimpse into Roman and Greek Artistic Fusion ... The Greeks had a significant impact on Roman art, religion, and architecture, and the Romans were captivated by Greek mythology, incorporating its pantheon and stories into their artistic expression.
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Eliminate All Three Abrahamic Religions, by A.J. Smuskiewicz

The Unz Review 28 Mar 2025
“I have long believed that the three Abrahamic religions are the cause of almost all of the world’s unhappiness and conflict ... Then that changed about 300 years later, when the Roman Empire adopted Christianity as its official religion.
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Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love dies at 50 after battle with brain cancer

Nashville Pride 27 Mar 2025
by Lauren Burke. Love served in the U.S. Congress for Utah’s 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2019 ... She also underwent several personal changes in career and religion from Roman Catholic to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ... L.A ... ....
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Archaeologists uncover a 3,000-year-old SECRET hidden in Tutankhamun's tomb | Daily Mail Online

The Daily Mail 24 Mar 2025
Who was Osiris? ... Through hope of new life after death, Osiris is associated with cycles observed in nature, but he was worshiped as Lord of the Dead until the suppression of the Egyptian religion during the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire ... .
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How the Romans handled rival religions

The Spectator 20 Mar 2025
The one virtue of classical religion was that it embraced all gods, come what may. So when the Romans arrived in Britain, they put up altars to local gods as well as their own ... The big exceptions Romans came across were, of course, Jews and Christians.
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Did Romans and Greeks have Abortions and Contraceptives?

Roman Empire Times 18 Mar 2025
Marinos Karafyllidis, by CanvaAbortion in Ancient Roman Society. Law, Medicine, and Religion ... Ancient Greek and Roman societies employed various contraceptive methods, reflecting practical approaches to reproductive control.
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Ancient Greek Martial Art ‘Pankration’ and Its Influence on MMA

Greek Reporter 15 Mar 2025
The new religion brought a new way of thinking, changing Roman values forever. Hence, Roman society viewed Pankration as a remnant of pagan traditions ... This was the main reason behind the disappearance of Pankration from Roman public life.
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City's saint statues: Another civil liberties group attacks mayor over sculptures

The Patriot Ledger 14 Mar 2025
"As we said from day one, these figures transcend religion and have deep symbolic meaning to our first responders, and that’s what this about." ... Koch and Walker have argued that the statues transcend religion because of St.
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NJ social services employee sues, claims she was 'tormented' for being white, Catholic

My Central Jersey 14 Mar 2025
Besides being subjected to comments about her race and gender, Sempervive "was also ridiculed on almost a daily basis based upon her religion.".
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Chained-Up Nun’s Skeleton Confirms Byzantine Women Practiced Extreme Self-Torture

IFL Science 10 Mar 2025
ADVERTISEMENT. The popularity of severe asceticism – meaning abstinence from all physical pleasure and comfort – spread through Europe and the Middle East after Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire in 380 CE ... Image credit ... .
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St Patrick’s Day is a celebration of the bits of our culture that are not worth celebrating

The Irish Times 09 Mar 2025
... our identity came from “outside” – from the Celts, the Vikings, and the missionaries of a Christianity that was, by the time it got here, the official religion of the Roman empire.
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