All autobiography is inherently mendacious, if only by omission and with the intent of protecting the innocent. In ...

How do you keep calm in times of crisis? What do people need to be happy? Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius is often quoted ...

The basalt stone, which dates back to the time of the Roman Empire, was discovered in an area of Israel where it is believed ...

As the Roman Empire fell into serious decline in the 5th century, there were several attempts to restore Roman power amid the ...

Many unexpected treasures have turned out to be true storytellers, solving mysteries and illuminating the shadows of the past ...

I traveled to Rome to accept an award for my recently published novel, The Accidental Jesus. The event would cap this year’s ...

Explore the rise and rule of the Flavian Dynasty, the Roman imperial family that rebuilt the empire after Nero’s fall and ...

While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always ...

On that cold, quiet morning of May 29, 1453, the jewel of the Eastern Roman Empire, girded by titanic Theodosian walls and the Bosphorus Strait, a bastion of Christianity in the East for more than a t ...

Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, is a Greek name, too, deriving from the Greek phrase "Is tin poli," meaning "to the city." ...

The first American pope formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, which is Rome's cathedral and seat of the ...

The Rule is often considered to be a very humane document ... North Africa was part of the Roman Empire during Augustine’s ...