The spread of Christianity was made a lot easier by the efficiency of the Roman Empire, but its principles were sometimes misunderstood and membership of the sect could be dangerous. Although ...

The Romans invasion of Britain in 43 AD brought new influences, and their own gods were combined with native British gods to produce religious hybrids. It also paved the way for a new religion which ...

The finding may upend historians' understanding of how Christianity was practiced in the early Roman Empire. Measuring just 1.4 inches (3.5 centimeters) long, the amulet contains a wafer-thin ...

Irene of Athens was the first Greek-Roman empress to wield power as a sole ruler of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have discovered a lavish 1,700-year-old hoard of Roman gold coins that had been placed near the foundations of a small, tower-like Roman fort.

Arbogast was a Frank–the Germanic-speaking peoples who invaded the Western Roman Empire during the Fifth Century. When Christianity was becoming increasingly dominant in the Roman Empire ...

The exhibition, which runs from January 31 to February 28, aims to raise awareness among Italian and international audiences, particularly visitors to Rome, during the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Year ...