These colonies, known as *apoikiai*, were founded for various reasons, including trade expansion, population pressures, and ...

An exhibition in Brooklyn examines gold's ubiquitous appeal across thousands of years through art, artifacts, paintings, ...

What influence has ancient Greek philosophy had on Christianity, and how does it continue to influence the thinking of the ...

A hidden inscription from an amulet found in a Roman grave has been deciphered, revealing new insights into early Christianity.

Corinth is his base in Southern Greece. On the Eastern side of the Aegean in Turkey his base is the major city of Ephesus which precisely at the time that Paul is arriving there is about to become ...

The O Antiphons are much more than simple refrains to be chanted before Our Lady’s Magnifcat or to serve as verses in an ...

Although places like Ephesus, Philippi, Corinth ... Paul believed his message should also be taken to gentiles – the non-Jews. Relaxing the rules This meant taking a more relaxed approach to ...

A 1,800-year-old silver amulet unearthed in a Roman-era German cemetery, bearing early Christian prayers, has been hailed as ...

A prolific writer and scholar, Paul travelled extensively, planting churches wherever he went. Details of Paul’s life can be derived mainly from the 14 letters he addressed to Christians living in ...

For centuries, scientists have disputed the origins of syphilis. A new study of ancient DNA supports an American origin for ...

The remains of ancient bronze statues, including sculpted snakes up to 35 inches long, have been found within a hot spring in Italy.

Researchers dated the grave where the amulet was found to between 230 and 270 AD. This is the earliest evidence of ...