Here’s why Easter falls a little later than usual this year, on 4/20, and how the mid-April day became an unofficial holiday for weed smokers.

When Christianity became state-sponsored under leaders such as Constantine and Theodosius, governments systematically ...

According to historian Edward Gibbon, the Roman Empire’s demise was the result of the gradual loss of civic virtue ...

Construction crews in Vienna last year made an unprecedented discovery. They found intertwined skeletal remains in a mass ...

Even if you ruled an empire, you would need to remind yourself not to be angry or surprised when others don't measure up to ...

Archeologists have discovered a Roman mass grave dated to the first century AD on the outskirts of Vienna. The 150 men most likely died during an unknown battle between Germanic tribes and Romans. (AP ...

The Roman conquest of Greece has been an integral part of the long and rich history of this proud nation in the Eastern ...

The report says about 10 million Christians are vulnerable to deportation and 7 million U.S. citizens who are Christian live ...

Members of Trump’s coterie are obsessed with ancient Rome and its collapse. But their interpretation of Roman history is ...

Evie Dallmann connects historical, literary motifs, recurring themes and conflicts to place our current political situation and propose values to navigate overcoming oligarchy and resisting bigotry.

Researchers have recently analyzed 5,436 bones that came from roughly 140 dogs that were sacrificed and buried in an English ...