Was Pope Leo just sharing the gospel or overdoing his critique? Are Trump’s appeals for prayer during wartime justified or an ...

History remembers the broad strokes of ancient warfare. We’ll never forget things like gunpowder, the phalanx, and war ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope to head the church in its 2,000-year history, has become one of the most prominent global critics of Trump’s domestic and international agenda. Often without ...

A scholar reinterpreting historical and archaeological evidence in present-day Switzerland believes the Helvetians retained ...

The Orthodox and Catholic Churches have a long history that led to a series of divisions, also known as schisms.

Nestled in the lush valleys of northern Jordan, just a short journey from Amman, lies one of the most spectacularly preserved Roman provincial cities in the world: Jerash. Known in antiquity as Gerasa ...

Dame Mary Beard has spent her life at close quarters with the ancient world – but her new book proves she’s intent on proving ...

Depending on whether or not numerous short-lived usurpers are counted in the total, approximately 82 men served as emperor of Rome. Tiberius, the second emperor, who lived from 42 BCE to 37 CE, was ...

The Hagia Sophia mosaics are unique and represent the ultimate example of Byzantine craftsmanship. They are the only ...

Our images of the Roman Empire are dominated by the monuments and lifestyles of wealthy urban elites. An important new ...

A stone slab depicting the Roman emperor Tiberius was found during restoration work at the Karnak temple complex in Luxor.

The Roman general Crassus invaded Parthian imperial territory in southern Turkey in 53 BC. The Parthian army annihilated Crassus’ forces near the city of Carrhae. Around 20,000 Roman soldiers died ...