Throughout the history of Rome, from the republic to the age of empire, the Roman Legions were the best conventional fighting ...

Roman Pagan celebrations in December hold major similarities to modern-day Christmas festivities, but how did they come to be?

Opening the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis inaugurates a jubilee year expected to draw 32 ...

Over 35 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rome in 2025 seeking forgiveness of sins and a chance to see the pope.

Today, more than two millennia after Augustus forced a poor family on a journey to Bethlehem, billions of people around the ...

Age-old treasures around the world you’re highly unlikely to ever see in person, whether they're out of bounds due to their ...

I by Jayantha Somasundaram “Partition is the Englishman’s favourite way out of a difficulty. But it is a confession of ...

Who would inherit Charlemagne’s vast imperial lands? Trying to decide led to quarreling and warfare—and the emergence of ...

Numidia was once a vast kingdom, stretching from the east of modern-day Morocco into Algeria, Tunisia and the west of Libya.

Clear the path for churches to create housing Schenectady, N.Y.: As pastor of a congregation in New York’s capital region, I was moved by Rev. Mark S. Kellar and Josef Goodman’s recent piece on how ...

Latin expanded throughout the Roman empire and was widely used throughout Europe ... This version of the language deviated ...

Owing to her purported beauty and allure, even today, many wonder how Cleopatra VII dressed, styled her hair, and wore her ...