Brutal tyrant or reluctant judge? Pilate’s encounter with Christ exposes the cost of power, fear, and placating the crowd.

The recently restored Ponte Sant’Angelo in Rome features 10 angels holding symbols of Christ’s passion, creating a profound ...

Hundreds of faithful walked solemnly Friday with actors portraying Jesus and his mother, Mary, marking one of the holiest of ...

"As cremation burials were common in the European parts of the Roman Empire around 100 AD, body burials were an absolute exception, " she explained. "Finds of Roman skeletons from this period are ...

Hundreds of Roman soldier remains make this an exceptionally rare and significant discovery. A. Slonek / Novetus In a significant discovery from Ancient Rome, archaeologists have unearthed a mass ...

Sometime between the mid-first century and early second century CE, Roman legionaries clashed with Germanic fighters near the Danube River in a furious battle. Almost two thousand years later, ...

These nails would have studded the underside of leather Roman military shoes ... This will include DNA analysis, to shed light on the lives of the soldiers and their living conditions.

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The renovation of a ...

The two Roman commanders advanced near the two cities, but they were ambushed by the Faliscans. One Roman commander and his army fell in battle, and the other fled. A year later, they did not attack ...

Sometime between the mid-first century and early second century CE, Roman legionaries clashed with ... that the human remains likely belonged to soldiers who died during a battle involving ancient ...

(CNN) — The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of more than a hundred soldiers who died in combat.