While many of these cities have vanished, some of these towns have survived the test of time, transforming into vibrant ...

Tens of thousands of residents who have started streaming back into southern Lebanon to check on their homes are finding that ...

You might be surprised to learn that there are threads that tie together gladiators, Christian martyrs and the sense of persecution that exists among many U.S. evangelicals today. Fan clubs and ...

How many of us knew that Italy, the epicenter of Roman Catholicism, hosts some of the most exquisite and beautiful Byzantine ...

A visit to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond will provide a connection between coins of the Roman and Greek period with art works of the times.

During recent excavations in the ancient city of Stratonikeia in the Turkish province of Muğla, archaeologists discovered a ...

Archaeologists uncover a monumental Byzantine basilica in Aquileia, Italy, revealing the city's significance under Emperor Justinian I.

An ancient Roman road has been unearthed directly beneath modern-day London's Old Kent Road. It would have been used by ...

A remarkable and “signficant” find from 1800 years ago has answered a huge question many of us have pondered about Jesus.

New evidence of the world's oldest alphabet, carved onto finger-length clay cylinders, outdates other scripts by 500 years.

There’s a reason Rome is nicknamed “the eternal city”—and not just for the endless remnants of bygone times to uncover across ...

Many well-known European cities trace the roots of their names back to Greece, reflecting their rich histories.