From the Edict of Milan to the Council of Nicaea, St. Sylvester’s papacy marked a turning point for Christianity.

Christmas trees Ever wonder why we put up Christmas trees? Evergreen fir trees are universal winter decorations: Pagans ...

With every aspect of Roman life having a specific deity to call upon, it can be tricky to make sense of the ancient pantheon ...

In a discovery that intertwines archaeology, art history, and medicine, a 2nd-century AD bronze figurine unearthed in Bracara ...

"The exquisite artistic workmanship of the lamp, which was found complete, makes it outstanding and extremely rare." ...

Contestants in the Vesuvius Challenge had to develop their own programs to interpret existing 3D scans of the coiled scroll, ...

Parion, also called Parium, was an ancient Greek city located on the coast of the Hellespont in northwestern Anatolia, Turkey ...

A few steps from Piazza Navona and the Pantheon, in the rione Sant’Eustachio, stands San Luigi dei Francesi, the National ...

Brixworth Church has been standing since the late 7th century, long before the Norman Conquest or even the establishment of ...

This ritual was so entrenched in daily life that, to many citizens, it was nothing less than a symbol of Rome itself. To Romans, the baths proved that they were cleaner – and therefore better ...

A rare 1,700-year-old lamp with Jewish Temple symbols has been uncovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority ...

The tradition of celebrating Christmas on December 25 gained popularity in the 4th century, and it was formally recognized by ...