While circumcision was common in many ancient cultures, the Romans considered it undesirable. In certain parts of the Empire, ...

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

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Archaeologists recently uncovered a trove of artifacts from a 17th-century military camp in Germany. Some of the findings ...

Photos show the ancient Roman structure ... The second phase took place around 260 A.D. when another Roman emperor renovated the fort. Around the time of the fort’s second phase, the nearby ...

X-ray images of the sheath revealed typical ancient ... “Since cremations were common in the European parts of the Roman Empire around 100 AD [CE], inhumations are an absolute exception.

Archaeological excavations launched in 2022 in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem have yielded significant data ...

Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images But from a historian's viewpoint ... Pilate had his soldiers carry objects that ...

When the second commandment says to "not bow down before graven images,” what role can the visual arts play in spiritual life ...

CM Punk battles Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns in a triple threat. We break down the 3 most likely ways this epic clash could ...

A free two-day festival is set to take place in Leicester to celebrate both St George's Day and the city's Roman heritage. A ...

Earlier this morning the King and Queen received a ceremonial welcome that included a spectacular flypast of the Red Arrows and their Italian counterparts, the Frecce Tricolour.