That council represents a fundamental stage in the development of the creed shared by all the Churches and ecclesial ...

Explore the rise and rule of the Flavian Dynasty, the Roman imperial family that rebuilt the empire after Nero’s fall and ...

Our History editor-in-chief Amy Briggs can explain. How often do the men in your life think about the Roman Empire? Maybe more than you think. They may not wear costumes, like these Catalan actors ...

An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.

An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.

Thanks to modern-day literature and films—and the fact that ancient amphitheaters remain standing throughout the former Roman Empire, notably the Colosseum in Rome—warring gladiators are one ...

From 500 BCE on, the Roman Empire extended its territory across parts of Europe and North Africa until its frontier totaled some 7,500 kilometres by the 2nd century. The Romanian segment, the Dacian ...

The other day I mentioned to my parents that “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” had just turned 50. I don’t know what reaction I was expecting but, they both nodded somberly, as if repressing ...

Around the year 0 AD—during the peak of the Roman Empire—pollen records indicated a sudden increase. In Ticino, researchers found a large increase in pollen from chestnuts, walnuts, and grains at 800 ...

After the Barbarian sacks of Rome around 400-500 AD, which signalled the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire amid widespread upheaval, the chestnut pollen percentage then drops temporarily.