The great statesman and orator traced the disintegration of the Republic to Rome’s desperate lack of principled leadership

Some academics have questioned whether Jesus died on the cross. Exploring historical sources, however, we can learn much about the ancient world's way of death

A closed-off dark age church in Rome reveals the true majesty of an often under-appreciated Byzantine tradition

For the sake of the euro, the peoples of southern Europe have turned their backs on the sea that once gave them prosperity