The word pride has shifted over the millennia, from being first used to describe one of the seven deadly sins in Roman ...

Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who had once served in the Roman army, escaped from slavery in 73 BCE. What began as a prison ...

When stains had to be cleaned from a mosaic that once decorated a lavish pleasure vessel from the first century, they were not remnants from the debauched revelries that the murderous and sex-crazed ...

One of the many titles that Leo assumed when he was elected May 8 was bishop of Rome. Given his responsibilities running the ...

During excavation of a well at a house in western Syria, a lucky discovery turned up an ancient mosaic — depicting the Greek ...

Picture a church organ: a giant wall of pipes and gothic architecture, stretching towards the ceiling, filling the room with ...

On Sunday morning, May 18, a Mass for the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV will take place in St. Peter's Square ...

The clenched fist stood in stark contrast to the open-palmed Roman salute used ... representing Black power. “The gesture has a long history as a symbol of defiance and is often associated ...

A bronze statue of the Roman god Mars, a symbol of fertility and power, is undergoing careful restoration at the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep to ensure its preservation for future generations.

“We think many other average Roman towns in Italy were ... “This theater was a major status symbol. It displayed the town’s wealth, power, and ambition.” The theater was in a state of ...

Neptune's Trident: A Symbol Emerges You might be wondering, “What's a Roman god got to do with cars?” Fair question. The red trident on the Maserati logo symbolises the car's intense power and ...

Still, the boxy vehicles are legitimate beacons of hope for those in need, and the same might be true of the unique symbol found emblazoned ... Asclepius is the Greco-Roman god of medicine ...