The Rev. Virgil Wood, a major figure in the fight for civil rights in Lynchburg, died in Houston on Dec. 28 at the age of 93, leaving a legacy as a church leader, educator and activist.

Phillis Wheatley came to America on a slave ship, but soon became its first African-American poet with knowledge of Latin ans ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

Thus the Greek poetry of the great age was not merely inspired ... The development of Latin into the language of Cicero and Virgil was gradually and laboriously accomplished under the constant ...

The Old Man of the Sea, seen in the light of Ovid and Virgil with the Cross towering ... heathen Greece and Rome never did for the earlier poets. Washington will mean more to her when placed ...

Orichalcum first appears in the historical record in the seventh century B.C.E. with the ancient Greek poet Hesiod, and the Homeric Hymn ... and it was highly prized. In the Aeneid, Virgil wrote that ...

The government has issued a gazette notification, officially recognising Kazi Nazrul Islam as Bangladesh's national poet. The cultural ministry made the announcement, formalising a recognition ...

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The January transfer window is now open and it could prove to be a decisive one for Liverpool. The Reds are the favourites to win the Premier League title this season but some additions could help ...

As the community seeks answers, law enforcement has identified 47-year-old Virgil Thew as a key figure in the investigation. Thew, described by police as a white male, roughly 5'10" tall ...

“Ulysses and the Sirens,” John William Waterhouse, 1891. Credit: Public Domain Greek mythology came to life on canvas through numerous vibrant artworks, many of which have transcended into ...