The second book of Kings describes Hezekiah’s suppression of pagan places of worship, or “high places.” It outlines how he “removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones” and “did ...

In partnership with Munich-based sports media advisory SN1, the Spanish Basketball Clubs Association (ACB) has awarded to Sportdigital the broadcasting rights for ACB competitions (Supercopa, Liga ...

Much of her life has been lost to history, but the era’s political and religious turmoil helps suggest that above all else, her pagan beliefs ultimately led to her death. And, in a sense, immortalized ...

During the 5th century, Roman rule ended in Britain, central governmental authority collapsed, political power fragmented, urban centres declined (this decay of towns had started well before the end ...

These years marked the dramatic rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the dawn of the Vikings, and the migration of several Germanic groups throughout the continent. The origins of Germanic peoples is ...

(Photo by TIZIANA FABI / AFP) Italy celebrates Befana on January 6th, a holiday that rivals Christmas for many Italians. But how did this staunchly Catholic nation come to worship a pagan witch? On ...

Who invented Christmas? Historian Lucy Worsley traces the roots of Christmas by exploring the Anglo-Saxon tradition, wassailing where people sing to the apple trees to celebrate the winter ...

It’s an era commonly thought to have been characterized by economic breakdown, cultural deterioration, and mass invasion by pagan Germanic peoples such as the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.