Here are three things to know about the historical, architectural, and spiritual significance of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter ...

Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...

Five day holidays that are the feast of this or the feast of that ... on even after the conversion to Christianity. [In the Roman Empire] you have an enormous set of religious options.

there would be an enormous feast. The day ended with a noisy procession to the couple's new home, where the bride was carried over threshold so she wouldn't trip — an especially bad omen. Roman ...

The Roman empire began in 27 B.C.E. when Augustus Caesar declared himself as the first Roman emperor. The official date of ...

When it comes to performances, Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal deliver commendable efforts, but it's Denzel Washington who truly ...

This great and renowned sovereign of the Christians was the son of Constantius Chlorus (the ruler of the westernmost parts of the Roman empire), and of the blessed Helen. He was born in 272, in ...

the feast of the Epiphany. The opening of the Holy Door in the Roman prison will be a “symbol of all the prisons scattered around the world,” according to Archbishop Rino Fisichella ...

Soldiers from all over the Roman Empire occupied Hadrian’s Wall ... a letter between two enslaved people preparing for the feast of Saturnalia, a birthday party invite written by the wife ...