idge fort near Stopfenreuth occurred between 170 and 180 CE during the Marcomannic Wars. This period was marked by conflict ...

The first skeletal evidence of a gladiator show or execution involving an exotic animal comes from a Roman British man with bite marks from a lion.

If it seems that we are more Roman than Christian these days, it can help to recall that the hero of Easter is Jesus and not ...

A conservative Catholic revival has been brewing for decades in the US in response to liberalising reforms to the Church in ...

In the mid-3rd century CE, Emperor Decius ordered that everyone in the Roman Empire is to offer a sacrifice to the Roman gods. This caused a controversy among Christian communities as bunches of ...

He is traditionally regarded as the pope during the reign of Emperor Constantine, who legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire through the Edict of Milan. While Sylvester's direct influence on ...

Among the oldest traditions that mark the funeral preparations for Pope Francis is the destruction of his signet ring, the ...

Lisbon is one of the oldest European cities. Founded by the Phoenicians, Lisbon was also home to the Romans, the Alans, and ...

before achieving her greatest renown in the early Roman empire. During this final period, her cult presented one of the most formidable and enduring rivalries to early Christianity. According to ...

The Roman Empire grew over a long period of time from ... Josephus,and also among the Christian gospels. But this is the first piece of direct evidence from an archaeological source which actually ...

St. John died in a building behind the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral on Capitol Hill. The room where he died is a ...