Titus Caesar Vespasianus ruled Rome for just two years from 79-81 CE after the death of his father Vespasian, the founder of the Flavian Dynasty. His younger brother and successor, Domitian, implied ...

Archaeologists now believe 4th Century remains unearthed in Colchester are probably those of Britain's earliest known church.

Ancient Greek philosopher Apollonius lived in the 1st century CE. He frequently associated with Jesus Christ since his life ...

Clarence Jordan was once explaining to a Georgia farmer about why his Christian community was…different. Part of that ...

Beneath a soccer field in Vienna, the remains of about 150 soldiers were discovered, indicating that a fierce battle against ...

Constantine was proclaimed emperor ... sacrifices to the Roman deities. They remained a small cult, suffering periods of persecution by emperors including Nero (AD54 to 68), Domitian (AD81 to ...

When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

That is why considering what undid the Roman Republic is useful today—if we can learn from the Romans’ mistakes. Augustus was Rome’s first emperor. In so becoming, he dismantled the republic ...

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the "Barbarian Conspiracy," a pivotal moment in the history of Roman ...

But it was Pontius Pilate, the authoritarian Roman ruler of Judaea, who conducted the trial of Jesus and was legally responsible for his crucifixion. That trial involved a bizarre ritual in which ...