1916: First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men. 1920: French tennis superstar Suzanne Lenglen beats Dorothea Chambers 6-3, 6-0 to win the ...

Romans celebrated Saturnalia — a lively winter festival honoring the god Saturn. Marked by feasting, gift-giving, and role ...

The Rev. Joseph Marquis is stepping down from pastoral duties at Sacred Heart Byzantine Catholic Church, but will continue in ...

A rare marble sarcophagus found in Israel depicts a mythological drinking game where Hercules loses to Dionysus, according to the IAA. Historians say it represents death as a beginning.

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient sarcophagus depicting a scene familiar to many today: a drinking game. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery in a ...

Haut-relief sculptures on the sarcophagus show a wine-drinking contest between Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, and the legendary Roman hero, Hercules.

Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,700-year-old marble sarcophagus depicting Greek gods Hercules and Dionysus in a drinking contest. The rare artefact, dated to the second or third century AD, was ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville captain Roman Josi is expected at training camp in September after the Predators said Wednesday the defenseman was diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — It’s dubbed the “Rally of Gods” — a punishing, four-day event on the World Rally Championship circuit that will take 69 crews from 31 countries across ...

A section of a Roman column unearthed during an archaeological dig is just "the tip of the iceberg" of what could lie below the ground. The column was found by volunteers digging at the cricket ...