Early Christian writers condemned pagan sacrifices while debating among themselves the meaning of the death of Jesus.

‘Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one ...

The historical record serves as confirmation for followers of Jesus Christ that He walked among us, was crucified, and was ...

A hobbyist using a metal detector in Brandenburg discovered a cross featuring Jesus inside a wheel that dates back roughly 1,000 years.

When it comes to Modernism, it is difficult to delineate between when the music started and when the dance floor ballooned ...

Chemical analysis shows a Roman flask held compound medicine, offering first proof of roman flask medical feces described in ...

Physicians of the Roman empire had a knack for making remedies from an assortment of components from various animals, ...

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By borrowing techniques from the Greeks and the Etruscans, Romans engineered ...

A new study shows that organic residues from a Roman-era glass medicinal vial came from human feces.

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New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

Pergamon’s setting strengthens the interpretation. The city was closely tied to the sanctuary of Asclepius and long had a reputation for healing. The Asklepion at Pergamon became one of antiquity’s ...