How can these discoveries be reconciled with the widespread view that the post-Temple remnant of Jews in the Holy Land was ...

Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus. History suggests otherwise, ...

While those conflicts have dominated the genre lately, everything from the Civil War to the Battle of Red Cliffs has found ...

A French anti-racism group filed has filed a legal complaint against the far-right fringe group Luminis Paris after it distributed graphic flyers calling for action against foreigners near a rally ...

Knights and ladies, castles flying pennant flags, sumptuous fabrics, and gleaming armor—these are some of the Middle Age ...

The Byzantine Emperor Justinian I came close to uniting the former Roman Empire less than a century after its fall. However, ...

At Palmyra (an ancient city in what’s now Syria) in the second century CE ... of its devastating impact on soldiers’ pay.

But finding the dead, that is unique for the entire Roman history." Soldiers in the Roman Empire were typically cremated until the 3rd century. The pit where the bodies were deposited suggests a hasty ...

On Sunday, April 6, the fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Peter’s Basilica will display the revered “Veronica’s Veil.” ...

Archaeologists said the discovery of the mass grave is especially important because the Romans often cremated their dead, and ...

The Siege of Falerii stands out as the only Roman war won through an act of kindness, showcasing a strategy that led to their ...

Eugenio Alliata's office in Jerusalem resembles any archaeology workshop that prefers fieldwork. On the overcrowded shelves, ...