The first Council of Nicaea 1,700 years ago was a glorious assembly for the then-young Christian church — despite the trials, ...

London's first Roman basilica has been finally found - hidden underneath the basement of an unassuming office block near ...

Initially it was the religion of the urban areas: the civitas. The population at large, though, continued for some time their polytheistic worship based on Roman and Celtic beliefs.

A hoard of 50 Roman coins discovered by an amateur metal detectorist buried in a farmer's field in a 'once in a lifetime find ...

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In the eastern Netherlands, near the German border, researchers have discovered an ancient site used for cult rituals, as ...

Not as widely known in the United States as St. Valentine are two other saints at the top of the list on Feb. 14, and recent ...

Archaeologists Stunned by a Stash of 1600-Year-Old Roman Gold Coins, Depicting the Profiles of Different Roman Emperors A ...

Irene’s significant policy was ending iconoclasm, which divided the Eastern Roman Empire ... Christianity. However, Irene is mostly remembered for the lengths to which she went to maintain her ...