The "remarkable" church, thought to be more than 1,600 years old, was found in an ancient city by a desert oasis.

Christianity is often viewed as an alternative to Roman religion. But in many ways, Christianity was an expression of Roman ...

The Roman basilica of St. John Lateran marks the 1,700th anniversary of its dedication on Saturday, Nov. 9. It’s a feast day ...

Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After excavations and DNA tests, the Vatican says they reached a conclusion, but some ...

Alexander the Great is one of the legendary conquerors of ancient history who sparked the imagination of generations of ...

From France to Hungary, Germany, Italy and several other nations, the feast of the famous 4th-century bishop and ...

Several experts mentioned that the coin was used nearly a thousand years ago in Constantinople, the capital of the Roman ...

The roots of Christian nationalism trace back to the fourth century when Emperor Constantine made Christianity the religion ...

At midnight on June 11, 1940, Italy declared war on France. This was something that had been anticipated for some time, ...

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That was the renowned Roman empire, which lasted for about 500 years. So, what caused this mighty empire to crumble into ruins? The Roman empire began in 27 B.C.E. when Augustus Caesar declared ...

A pit of human bones, potential evidence of a catastrophic epidemic that struck Constantinople in 541 A.D. Sulfur deposits ...