Ancient Rome didn’t abandon its gods overnight. The rise of Christianity was a slow transformation of the cult-based religious order that had structured Roman life for centuries ...
Drawing on the famous judgment of Edward Gibbon and the testimony of ancient sources, this detailed historical analysis explores the Roman Empire between 98 and 180 AD, the age of the so-called Five ...
Papyri from the Roman Empire provide authentic insight into how Christians in antiquity imagined Joseph and Mary's experiences with the census.
Despite extensive records of the history of Rome, little is known about the city's population over time. A new genetic history of the Eternal City reveals a dynamic population shaped in part by ...