Paganism
Saints, love, chocolate, and goatskins: How we got from Lupercalia to Valentine’s Day
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We review the Pagan and not-so-Pagan history of the Valentine’s Day holiday, right down to the goat-skin loin clothes.
Europe
“Things didn’t change overnight” – New research shows Rome wasn’t converted in a day
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New archeological research shows that Rome’s conversion to Christianity was a more gradual process.
Culture
An Emperor in Bronze and a Satyr in Gold
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A coin marks a point in time in a way few other artifacts do. My bronze coin isn’t just a piece of metal with a Roman emperor’s face on it – it’s an artifact of his reign, a holdover from that era which testifies to what happened to that point and what might have happened if the contingencies of history had turned out differently.
Paganism
Book series explores ancient European languages
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The AELAW Project at the University of Zaragoza Press is presenting a series of books on ancient European languages, with the latest being about Cisalpine Celtic.
Paganism
Hagia Sophia, a mosque again, has a pagan connection at its core
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TWH covers the recent decision by the Turkish government to convert the Hagia Sophia back into a mosque – and the surprising pagan elements in the building’s construction.