Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...

A 1,700-year-old oil lamp dating to the Late Roman Empire was found during a dig near the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, ...

The man's burial with the amulet is a likely indication of the depth of his commitment to Christianity, researchers believe.

Experts do not know how or why the enormous treasure ended up in that location, especially given the lack of other ...

New DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire ultimately shifted the population in the Balkans.

In Ridley Scott’s historical film ‘Gladiator II,’ Denzel Washington’s Macrinus of Thysdrus is a former slave who rises ...

Crimea had been colonised by the Greeks as early as the 6th century BC, and it was known for its Greek city-states, including ...

A 2000-year-old 70-acre Roman Bath was completely restored in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Ephesus in Turkey.

On Dec. 31, while many people are preparing for their New Years Eve parties, some Roman Catholic Christians will also mark ...

The year's most exciting discoveries included musket balls fired in the early days of the American Revolution, a lost composition by Mozart and a medieval chess piece Meilan Solly Dating to the ...

Theodosius is relevant to how our saint is depicted in art. I identified Theodosius as “Christian” in scare quotes because, ...