The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

From the fall of Rome to the rise of Christianity, Tom Holland's books offer a modern lens on ancient history. Here, we rank ...

We'll also pass the site where Julius Caesar was murdered on the Ides of March. Although the Caesars will occupy much of our time, we'll also look at many other emperors and their impact on the city ...

Though he was born centuries ago, we're still watching his plays and studying his works. And his words continue to resonate today.

The Bible doesn’t describe Jesus being nailed to a cross. Telling the story of Christ’s death, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John ...

Pliny the Elder’s 37 volume Naturalis Historia is the largest single work to have survived from the Roman Empire. It includes ...

Titus Caesar Vespasianus ruled Rome for just two years from 79-81 CE after the death of his father Vespasian, the founder of ...

According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children in its study series “Teaching Young Children to ...

This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when ...

There is a strange statement in the Talmud regarding Moshiach. When the Talmud wishes to describe Moshiach, the man who will ...

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