History is filled with stories of barbaric warriors who cause wanton destruction. They have been titled by ancient historians ...

Historians have long been intrigued by a key Bible account about Jesus' death on the cross. Now, a team of medical experts ...

Is it the Tech-corcist? With religious rifts widening around the globe, an enterprising Christian leader has potentially devised a way to unite the faiths against a common foe. A Mexican priest named ...

Neronha said the full scope of the priest abuse problem in Rhode Island — the smallest U.S. state but the one with the highest Catholic population per capita, at nearly 40% — had long remained elusive ...

Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today a close lightning strike feels like a terrifying brush with the supernatural. Some ancient thinkers, however, suspected ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, ancient Romans enjoyed a variety of snacks when attending events at the Colosseum. Recent archaeological findings have uncovered remnants of these foods, and interestingly, ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a 1,900-year-old glass vial containing human excrement, providing the first physical proof of its medicinal use by Romans. Found near Pergamon, the vial also ...

Researchers have estimated how much the home's owners may have paid to paint the small sacrarium, calculating the price of the Egyptian blue pigment and the hours of labor required to prepare it ...

Heritage Daily reports on how Archaeologists from the Museum of National History and Archaeology Constanța (MINAC) carried out preventive excavations at a municipal hospital site, an area legally ...

A quiet cloister behind a wooden door near Rome’s Pantheon offers calm meditation, while its frescoes reveal a turbulent past.

A piece of etched rock discovered at the site of an ancient Roman settlement in the Netherlands is now thought to be an ancient game board. Researchers used AI to simulate gameplay and test whether ...

The persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire is often imagined as constant and widespread, but historical evidence suggests a more complex reality. In many cases, punishments were local and ...