Archaeologists at the Hisardere Necropolis in Iznik found an early Christian fresco inside a tomb that depicts a young, clean ...

Priesthoods belong to settled cultures. They mark agricultural surplus, centralized administration and social hierarchy.

Zionists draw on the military imagery of Hanukkah, while others look to the synagogue prayers that focus on the miracle of ...

Authoritarian regimes use architecture to reshape what the public believes by saturating public spaces with political symbols ...

What if we took a moment to revisit the historical record and teachings of Jesus and posited that he was most likely not the ...

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, SILVIA STELLACCI and NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — Italian food is known and loved around the world for ...

Last year, Florence, Italy, passed new restrictions on tourism in an effort to preserve the city and country’s historical ...

Life in the Byzantine Empire wasn’t just a continuation of Rome — it was a transformation. The language became Greek, the gods disappeared, and Christianity became the center of identity. Yet, ask ...

Clement of Rome was the third successor of Saint Peter, reigning as pope during the last decade of the first century. He’s known as one of the Church’s five Apostolic Fathers, those who provided a ...

The Roman Empire is famous for its arenas like the Colosseum where gladiators fought each other in gory skirmishes. But were any of these gladiators ever women? Several lines of evidence, including ...

ROME — A 15th-century Bible which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts went on display in Rome on Thursday as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year ...