Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

By analyzing ancient and modern DNA, scientists are uncovering the genetic origins of the Greek people, shaped over millennia ...

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 ...

Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, according to a new study.

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

“What we see in art ... Constantine, who was proclaimed emperor by his troops in Eboracum in AD 306. The new findings indicate that Britain was well integrated into the customs and systems of ...