Is the Roman Empire on your mind? If so, France should be on your list of must-visit destinations! Having been inhabited by ...

Let's face it, you're going to find yourself in a queue at Frieze so you might as well have some historical facts to hand for ...

Throughout its centuries-long existence, the Hagia Sophia has been a place of worship for many different religions and ...

As usually recounted, the Nicene story tells how the early church formulated its doctrine of the Trinity, in which Father, Son, and Holy Spirit always coexisted. John’s Gospel starts by declaring that ...

Byzantine architecture has had a profound influence across the world, including in the Balkans, Middle East, and North ...

Discover Tunisia's magnificent Roman ruins—as impressive as Italy's—where you can wander undisturbed among temples and ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Peter Edwell receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Something tells me US president Donald Trump would love to be a Roman emperor. The mythology of unrestrained power with ...

The art inside the building is a testament ... The first was said to have been commissioned by Constantine, the Roman emperor who converted to Christianity and moved the Roman Empire’s center ...

Gelasius is also responsible for a popular celebration which is still marked every year - establishing St Valentine's Day on ...

An installation view of “Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection.” Courtesy of the Art Institute of ... Featuring gods and emperors alike, of the fifty-eight ...