Ten minutes before the beginning of class, Professor Douglas Boin walks into the classroom and sets down his briefcase. Rather than beginning to set up for his lecture, Boin turns to two students ...

Archaeologists recently found a massive stone basin in Italy dating back more than 2,000 years — remnants of a once-powerful ...

The carriage workshop, which also had evidence of fixing horseshoes, was situated along the well-traveled Via Claudia Augusta and offered services to travelers in the first century C.E.

The Year of the Four Emperors (69 AD) marked the first brutal civil war of the Roman Empire, plunging the empire into chaos ...

Step back in time to Rome in 500 AD and discover the city’s ancient wonders. From grand architecture to daily life, see how ...

The Corinthian helmet, circa 650-600 B.C., has a rounded top with small openings for the eyes and a distinctive nose-piece. Historian Herodotus mentions the helmet as a defining equipment of the ...

Teachers at nine high schools in northeastern Australia discovered days before an ancient history exam that they had ...

Before they could lay the smackdown in the arena, gladiators were professionally trained, combining a physical regimen with an education in the rules of the ring. Gladiator reenactors pose amid ...

The visual arts can connect gender, sexuality and spirituality and reshape attitudes about LGBTQ life and religion.

Rev. Mark Massa, S.J., will step down from his role as director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life ...

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