A landmark excavation has offered unprecedented historical insights. Set to conclude in the coming months, ToI gets a sneak ...

Bringing back to life the giant Roman colossus, the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs such as Tutankhamun, Bernini sculptures or Van ...

New radiocarbon dating at grand Huqoq sanctuary near Tiberias puts its construction after the empire embraced Christianity, ...

Anicia Juliana was a Byzantine woman who managed to conquer the fields of architecture, using her massive wealth and noble lineage.

The film discusses the historical rise of Christianity from its origins in ancient Palestine to its significant influence in Europe by 1000 AD. It explores the factors that contributed to Christianity ...

After the kings were expelled from Rome and before the Julio-Claudians established the first imperial dynasty, the consuls ...

The last descendant of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine Palaiologos is buried in the most unlikely of places - on the island ...

One theologian said Africa’s celebrations of the Christian framework would exhibit the continent’s rich theological heritage ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

The most famous ruler featured in the hoard is arguably the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned from A.D. 161 to 180), while his wife, Faustina II, is portrayed on a coin of her own. Aurelius ...

To understand it, one must look at the life of the emperor himself. Constantine was born in 273 in Naissus, a garrison town on the Danube in what is now Serbia. At the time, the Roman Empire was ...