A 13-year-old boy hiking with his father near an Israeli quarry unearthed a nearly two-millennia-old ring engraved with the image of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and battle, officials said.

I chose this object because, aside from being a really beautiful artefact, Minerva, Roman equivalent to Greek Athena, is my favourite Roman goddess: she is goddess of war, wisdom and magic.

The big three The three most important gods were Jupiter (protector of the state), Juno (protector of women) and Minerva (goddess of craft and wisdom). Other major gods included Mars (god of war ...

Experts analyzed the ring and confirmed that it depicted Minerva, the Roman goddess of war, wisdom, art, handicrafts, and commerce. According to Nir Distelfeld, the inspector of the Israel ...

This object from the collection of the Hunterian Museum was chosen, and written about, by Nicola McConnell, postgraduate student, Department of Classics, University of Glasgow. This small gemstone ...

The original North Street building with its distinctive copper dome surmounted a bronze statue by Thomas Clapperton, entitled Literature, often referred to as Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom ...