Bite marks from a large cat, likely a lion, found in a ancient skeleton are the “first physical evidence” that gladiators ...

The Philippines is poised to make history as three Filipino cardinals—Luis Antonio Tagle, Jose Advincula, and Pablo Virgilio ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...

POPE FRANCIS once defined his idea of heaven as “to go out one day, without being recognised, and go to a pizzeria.” The ...

Discover the history of Shurtleff College, its Civil War ties, and how it celebrated Easter, as detailed in a 1938 student ...

Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied ...

When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

Five decades after the start of Lebanon's civil war ... With the threat of war ever present, they worry that young Lebanese – who do not learn the history of the conflict at school – will ...

With cremation burial common in the European Roman Empire, finds of Roman skeletons from this period are considered rare, leading to this being one of the most significant Roman war discoveries in ...

before the Roman Civil War. His statue graces a corner of the Piazza Tre Martiri, while Roman ruins can be found all around the city. Borgo San Giuliano (Photo: Riccardo Gallini/Emilia Romagna ...