A Roman silver coin hoard worth almost the same as a legionary's monthly wage in the 2nd Century has been uncovered by a ...

Recently celebrating the 241st Anniversary of the founding of the Chaplain Corps on 29 July, the life and work of a Roman soldier who could be considered a precursor to today's Army chaplains ...

On the pagan side there were two key propagandists: one was the rabidly anti-Christian Roman ruler of Syria, Palestine and Cyprus, a Roman soldier called Maximinus Daza, who became co-emperor ...

The discovery of the grave of a Roman soldier named Tiberius Panthera, member of a cohort of Syrian archers stationed in Palestine in the first century, might support those ancient rumors.

Although this soldier, who was likely a mercenary, may have "embraced the Roman way of life and the Christian religion, he hadn't abandoned his roots," Maniotis told Live Science in an email.

According to tradition, Maurice was a Roman soldier who was martyred for the Christian faith in the late third century. By the early 10th century, he had become the patron saint of the Holy Roman ...

A Roman governor ordered Jesus’ crucifixion — so why did many Christians blame Jews for centuries? Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn ...

It raises questions about the virgin birth of Jesus, even pointing to ancient evidence that Jesus might have been fathered by a Roman soldier, possibly by rape.

Christian outrage as Basic Instinct director plans film of Jesus being the child of Roman soldier who raped Virgin Mary Dutch director Paul Verhoeven will direct the project ...