The romantic holiday has been celebrated for centuries, but the history behind it is much darker than red roses.

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Lupercalia was an ancient Roman fertility festival in mid-February where young men drew women’s names from a box, often ...

Valentine’s Day is celebrated worldwide as a day of love and affection. Its origins trace back to ancient Rome, where it ...

I’ve always loved history. For all the wild stories authors and screenwriters dream up, it’s hard to top a Roman emperor ...