Constantinople fell, and Emperor Constantine XI’s sacrifice marked the end of an era and a legacy of faith and defiance.

While most focus on battles and emperors, a forgotten catastrophe quietly devastated the late Roman world. Discover how this overlooked disaster contributed to Rome’s ultimate collapse.

Roman soldiers typically stayed at temporary camps for a few days or weeks before continuing marching. The Hoog Buurlo camp ...

Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who had once served in the Roman army, escaped from slavery in 73 BCE. What began as a prison ...

Rituals of death can remind us of America’s “new birth of freedom”—and our rebirth and renewal through Christ’s sacrifice.

The creed set the standard for orthodoxy for 1,700 years. But no one professes the faith today in the ancient Turkish town ...

Washington was also Oscar-nominated for his performances as Steve Biko in Cry Freedom (1987), as Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992 ...

If you enjoyed 1800's gently gripping mix of city-planning, production-chain linking, and nautical exploration, Anno 117 ...

According to one account, he captured the attention of the Roman soldiers stationed there. Allegedly they would come to the temple to see him, both fascinated by and attracted to his good looks ...

Loaded down with shields, metal leg guards and armguards, and hefty, full-coverage bronze helmets, many gladiators carried almost as much protective gear into the arena as Roman soldiers wore into ...

Pit holding thirteen mandibles reveals second- to third-century CE soldiers sacrificed pigs during cemetery rites, echoing ...

Three Belgium soldiers have been wounded in a ‘shooting incident’ at a military base in Scotland. The incident happened on Monday during a large-scale operation named Red Condor, which is ...