The Gallae were the priestesses of Kybele (Cybele), the mother goddess worshipped in ancient Rome. We’ll explore them in-depth today. Welcome to Rome, April 14th, 205 BCE. Living on the top floor of a five storey insula, a Roman apartment…
There’s a spring, they say, somewhere in Turkey, afflicted with an ancient curse, though you’d never know by looking at it. In ancient times, travelers weary from their voyage would stop to bathe, drink, and relax, little aware of the…
Did you know there’s credible evidence that a transgender population of people lived around the Black Sea at least 2400 years ago, among a culture known as the Scythians? Greek writers called them the enarei (singular enaree), which means “effeminate,”…