The Virginia state flag features a seal depicting the Roman goddess Virtus, who stands over a defeated tyrant. In keeping with classical depictions, Virtus is shown with one breast exposed.

RICHMOND — School officials in one part of the Lone Star State are no fans of the lone nipple on the Virginia state flag, so they have nixed an online lesson that included a picture of the banner.

Austrian ruins previously known as the Desolate Castle were actually once a Roman bridgehead fort. The site served as a strategic trade crossing for the Danube River as part of the historic Amber ...

WORCESTER — Roman Anthony went out on the field with a first baseman’s glove prior to the WooSox game April 22. After recent chatter popped up on sports-talk radio that the Boston Red Sox ...

Simplicity, of course, is relative — in this case to the breathtaking grandeur bequeathed by centuries of Roman Catholic tradition. The procession above took place Wednesday morning, when ...

This oil painting by French artist Firmin Didot (1764-1836) depicts human-animal combat in ancient Rome. New evidence shows it likely occurred as far away as Roman Britain. Credit: Public Domain ...

Left: From the research paper: Unique osteological evidence for human-animal gladiatorial combat in Roman Britain. Right: The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons ...

He has good size at 6'3'', but hasn't played the position professionally. He's right on the doorstep of making the jump to the majors. Switching positions now would only seem to slow that process ...

Roman Kemp has admitted that the producers of The Great British Bake Off were worried about him before his appearance on the show. He told his dad following his victory: “There’s a lot of ...

In her centennial year, the Cuban singer will be honored with the Legend Award at Billboard's Latin Women in Music gala on April 24. By Leila Cobo Chief Content Officer Latin/Español, Billboard ...

It is also associated with Goddess Lakshmi, the Hindu godess of wealth. In Western culture also emeralds are linked to Venus which is also considered as the Roman goddess of love, beauty.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for an everyman humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, has died at 88, the ...