It matters that the new pope, Leo XIV, is a son of Saint Augustine. Catherine Conybeare is a Leslie Clark Professor in the ...

COMMENTARY: The first ecumenical council made a landmark profession of Christ’s divine identity that continues to anchor the ...

The more important towns received privileged juridical status, including the right to strike coins from Roman generals during ...

One of the ancient submerged cities in the Mediterranean is found in Greece. Stories of submerged cities are as fascinating ...

Who were the women who inhabited ancient Pompeii? A new exhibition of art, objects, and personal testimonies has the answers.

Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who had once served in the Roman army, escaped from slavery in 73 BCE. What began as a prison ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

The goal of Nicaea—unity in faith among Christians—remains, but the methodology has changed almost 180 degrees and, if we are ...

Explore David Chipperfield Architects' plans for the Roman Theatre restoration, enhancing culture and tourism in Brescia.

When stains had to be cleaned from a mosaic that once decorated a lavish pleasure vessel from the first century, they were not remnants from the debauched revelries that the murderous and sex-crazed ...

When workers began excavating a new parking garage in Rome, they discovered what archeologists say was once Emperor Caligula's "pleasure gardens." Anderson Cooper reports on the find and the scholarly ...