Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus. History suggests otherwise, a scholar explains.

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are restoring the legend of a forgotten superpower.

appeared in two films for Billy Wilder and provided the original voice of the evil Emperor Palpatine in The Empire Strikes Back, has died. He was 94. Revill died March 11 at a care facility in ...

The site where the artifacts were discovered was a third-century C.E. temple dedicated to Mithras, a deity who gained cult-like worship in the Roman Empire. The London Museum's sweeping ...

Cecilie Brøns, who authored the study and works as an archaeologist and curator at the Glyptotek art museum in Copenhagen, finds that Greco-Roman statues were often perfumed with enticing scents ...

While the empire was not without strife, this era ushered in a sense of peace for many Romans that allowed their society to reach new heights. In 32 B.C.E., the Roman Republic was on the brink of war.

Their Majesties The King and Queen will undertake State Visits to the Holy See and the Republic of Italy - incorporating ... or a desire to preserve Ancient Roman and Byzantine architecture and ...