Most European towns have a standard routine for December. You get the twinkling lights, the Christmas markets, mulled wine, maybe a Santa Claus parade. But in the English town of Chester, things get a ...

At winter’s peak, Saturnalia transformed Rome through a rare social inversion whose rituals still echo in modern celebrations. Saturnalia was the kind of festival that could make a frozen Roman winter ...

Author’s Note: The February 16-21 Philadelphia Classical Society Latin – and Greek – Week offers Arts, Literary, and Exam Contests for Latin and Greek students ...