One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided ...

A metal detectorist discovered ancient gold coins in the Netherlands that turned out to be a cult ritual offering. Experts believe the money left at the location was “devil’s money,” an offering to ...

But the origins are far more complex — and darker than the chocolate we indulge in on the day of love. Valentine’s Day is ...

Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14th and is thought to be connected to the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia.

Archaeologists have uncovered an early medieval cult site in the Netherlands, that features hordes of gold and jewelry.

In the original festival, men would sacrifice a goat and a dog, then run around naked or nearly naked, hitting women with the animals' hides.

It is the first Roman Imperial helmet ever found in the country, and just the second ever found in all of Scandinavia.

Some scholars trace Valentine's Day back to ancient Greece and the mythical green meadows of Arcadia in the Peloponnese.

I know, you get your butt kicked for so long and you work so hard to expose so many truths-most clandestine that when the ...

The name Iphigenia has been synonymous with ancient Greek tragedy and mythology, as well as the concept of sacrifice, for millennia.

The cache included swords, spears, lances and chainmail. Researchers think these items may have been buried as part of a ...