"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus," said one researcher.

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

The forgotten statue of Nero at the Isthmus of Corinth is a relic of the time the Roman emperor granted freedom to a part of ancient Greece.

Ancient Rome achieved urban milestones centuries ahead of its time, with innovations like shopping malls, public welfare, and ...

Joseph O'Connor follows up best-selling "My Father's House" with "The Ghosts of Rome," in which a brave monsignor plots ...

Clergy speak with the Register about falling Mass attendance and other concerns, while highlighting how the young faithful’s ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have unearthed a trove of 141 ancient Roman coins worth more than €300,000 ($310,000).

Artist Maurizio Cattelan has curated a show of color photography with Sam Stourdzé of the French Academy in Rome, where the ...

For centuries, historians have debated whether a Roman military commander named Sponsian who reportedly crowned himself ...

Starting out as a Roman statesman and military leader, Augustus used his cunning and political leverage to become the first … Continue reading "19 Things You Need To Know About Augustus, The Founder O ...

St. Irene of Rome was the widow of the martyr Saint Castulus, a Roman military officer who was killed for spreading the Christian faith in 286. She lived in the Roman Empire during the reign of ...

What did it mean to be an emperor in ancient Rome? That is the question that Mary Beard sought to answer in her 2023 book, “Emperor of Rome.” She wrote, “Everyone then, including emperors, was ...