One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided ...

Are these “religious nones” so different from their parents? Are they indeed spiritual but not religious? They are being true ...

Ancient Romans had a seemingly predictable diet for pre-refrigeration days made up of mostly cereals, legumes and meats with ...

The religions of the ancient Greeks and the ancient Romans, often simply called “classical religion,” are often viewed as ...

With powerful opening words, written over 1,900 years ago in the busy city of Corinth in Greece, a Jewish Christian began a ...

What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Ancient Civilizations continues with an episode on what the ...

Opinion: Churches and their strident faiths have been perhaps the most guilty of upsetting democracy by installing chaos and tyranny in its place.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C ...

The Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, offers instructions about celebrating a Jubilee every 50 years. The Jubilee has roots in the Jewish practice of Sabbath rest every seven days ...

In the best restaurants along the Bosphorus strait Roman Abramovich’s high dining is setting tongues wagging as much as it once did in London. “I love Abramovich so much,” enthuses Omer ...

Archaeologists have discovered multiple artifacts depicting ancient Greek deities in the ancient city of Finziade in Sicily. Courtesy of Parco Archeologico e Paesaggistico della Valle dei Templi.