The Gospel of Matthew describes the death of Christ with incredible signs that are meant to draw our attention to something ...

It’s striking to compare the radical departure in Jesus Christ’s message from the kingdom of domination, intimidation and brutality Caesar Augustus had been championing.

When people think of the historical “Celts,” they are really thinking of the various peoples that lived across the European ...

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

When Giovanni Torlonia and his son Alessandro were building the collection, it was common practice to repair ancient statuary ...

S ome years seem to zip by in the blink of an eye, while others seem to drag on for far longer. But some, like leap years, ...

Out of the bubble” is a 10-week column exploring the UW Rome Center and other study abroad adventures in the capital of Italy ...

As the Roman Empire expanded and became richer, its wealthy citizens demanded increasing amounts of luxury items, especially ...

Tariffs of 25% in ancient Rome led to the rise of black markets—a potential challenge for the Trump administration too.

When tariffs were used in Ancient Rome, they often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems, Peter ...

Crassus filthy rich and Julius Caesar either dirt poor or filthy rich depending on the year. Today there are plenty of erudite books on economics in the ancient world—the “Cambridge Economic ...