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

A quarter of a century later, the actor will return to face the Roman Empire, but not as part of ‘Gladiator 2′ (2024), but as a Celtic druid in ‘The Last Druid’. While it’s not the ...

UNESCO told Newsweek it "is gravely concerned about the threats posed by the conflict to the region's rich cultural heritage." ...

Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington power the long awaited sequel of Ridley Scott's Oscar winner 'Gladiator' with a new story ...

At the time, the Roman Empire extended from Britain to North Africa and the Middle ... “We know of that from Pompeii and can ...

Gladiator II' certainly had a lot to live up to more than two decades later, but any fans of the original should enjoy themselves here.

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

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 ...

The legendary Roman empire took in every country around the Mediterranean Sea (which the Romans called “Mare Nostrum”—”Our Sea.”) It was so powerful that it managed to last for 500 years in the West ...

CNN published an article on Friday discussing the discoveries made from a new Pompeii investigation. Ancient DNA revealed more information about the identities of some of the perished, ultimately ...

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

During the late third century, the Roman Emperor Diocletian divided the vast empire into two halves to make it easier to govern. The Western Roman Empire was ruled from Milan, while the Eastern Roman ...