As a classicist, I am often asked for Greek and Roman reflections on love for holidays and weddings. I usually admit at the outset that ancient ideas about love rarely match modern expectations. Take, ...

The love story of Psyche and Eros − also known as Cupid − has survived since the days of Rome and Greece. Bettman via Getty Images Every year as Valentine’s Day approaches, people remind themselves ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a more complex rise to fame than one might think. The birth of ...

Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia To love and be loved is something most people want in their lives. In the modern world, we often see stories about the ...

Attitudes towards sex, love, and marriage in Ancient Egypt are especially significant, because they are likely to have informed or influenced attitudes and practices in Ancient Israel, and therefore ...