Named for the god of war, Mars is our planet of will, energy, sexuality, and action, getting it done and getting it on, if you will. This week, that infernal majesty is going retrograde in the ...

Archaeologists in France have discovered dozens of Roman-era graves of men who were buried with "curse tablets," at least one of which was written in an extinct language. Excavations underneath an ...

Related: How long does it take to get to Mars? Befitting the Red Planet's bloody color, the Romans named it after their god of war. In truth, the Romans copied the ancient Greeks, who also named ...

The name "Mars" is the Latinized (Roman) version of the Greek god Ares, the god of war. In Greek mythology, Deimos and Phobos were Ares' sons, who would accompany him onto the battlefield.

The first thing most people think of when they consider Mars is its deep red color. The Romans associated the planet with their god of war because it reminded them of blood while the ...

Mars can look deserted, but it has its tales. Some are inscribed in dust storms and crater walls. Others are seen in the ...