If I could buttonhole you for a moment, fellow citizen, to lament a general concern that may seem rather secondary amid the shrill noise of other pressing concerns. Have you ...

Explore the fascinating narrative of forgery and tax evasion in ancient Rome through the discovery of a remarkable Greek papyrus.

Metal detectorist Constantin Fried found a miniature lock dating to the Roman era while exploring a field near ...

Starting out as a Roman statesman and military leader, Augustus used his cunning and political leverage to become the first … ...

In 1992, an English farmer lost his hammer in the middle of a field. He reached out to his friend … Continue reading "An ...

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The findings, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, ...

A scholar of medieval Christianity explores the history of Christians who spoke out, unafraid to risk official censure or ...

Trump’s second term (2025-2028) policies are speculative at this point, as they haven’t been fully defined, but we can draw ...

A rediscovered Greek papyrus details a Roman court case in Iudaea involving tax fraud, forgery, and possible rebellion on the ...

Signs of the times. Trump’s second inauguration exposed deep divides in American Christianity. While some clergy embraced his ...

The scroll, found in the Judean desert, has been painstakingly translated from Nabataean, an ancient Arabic language.

SUMMARY Slavery was integral to Roman society, and slaves outnumbered citizens in Rome. There were many routes to slavery, including as prisoners of war, selling oneself into slavery, or being born a ...