The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...

For almost 500 years, the Parthian Empire controlled one of the world’s most important cultural and trade routes, stretching ...

Tunisia is home to some of the most significant Roman and Punic ruins in North Africa: Dougga is considered the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa. It features a mix of Punic, Numidian, ...

Dura Europos was a forgotten Roman outpost in the Syrian desert. But when archaeologists dug it up, they found the most perfectly preserved military base of the entire Empire. This is the story of how ...

Susan Boynton looks at this, along with bibliophilia, libraries, and the study of medieval liturgy in her new book.

When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes are home, when the shepherds are back with their ...

Arts, entertainment, film, festivals and more events happening this week in the greater Capital Region from Thursday, Dec. 18 ...

Although the scene is already a first-rate subversion played for laughs, the scene has impressive historical precedence. In ...

I decided to embark on a perilous mission: watching every new made-for-TV movie — all 24 of them — in the Hallmark Channel's ...

Letter: We look back some 2,000 years to the birth of the child Jesus, who later declared he was the son of God.

Emily in Paris” Season 5 is nearly here. Here’s exactly when the new season premieres on Netflix and whether fans will be ...

After serving as an active Methodist pastor for more than 40 years, I am now retired. My husband is also a retired Methodist ...