Many people are using the concept of fallen empire to talk about the plight of the once mighty Dublin senior footballers, ...

In short, even for those who are not theologians or historians, the mystery of the Trinity, proclaimed at the Council of ...

It’s not as farfetched as it may seem. Eboracum was home to the 6th Legion of the Roman Empire, which had several soldiers who came from North Africa. In fact, Pearce notes Roman-era pottery ...

He is traditionally regarded as the pope during the reign of Emperor Constantine, who legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire through the Edict of Milan. While Sylvester's direct influence on ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A nearly yearlong excavation project in northern Switzerland is offering a glimpse into life in some of the Roman empire’s ...

The War in Vietnam pushed me out of academia, turned me into an anti-imperialist and cast a long shadow on my life. The March ...

Their papacies were in the era of the Roman Empire, which stretched across modern-day Tunisia, the north-east of Algeria and the coast of western Libya. "North Africa was the Bible Belt of ancient ...

For over six decades, the names Asterix and Obelix have conjured images of indomitable spirit, potent magic potions, and ...

(Image Credit: Dr Christopher Spencer, Queen's University, Canada) Though the collapse of the Roman Empire can be tied to a variety of factors, recent research has suggested that an ice age began on ...

According to a recent study, the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), a climate crisis in the 6th century lasting 200 to 300 years, may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire ...

Popes in the past have been buried in several different places. Until the legalization of Christianity in the Roman Empire in the early fourth century, popes would be interred in the catacombs ...

In their effort to unlock the Hittite Empire’s secrets, archaeologists are studying thousands of clay tablets found at Hattusa. This one, written in two languages, contains instructions on a ...