A Germany university revealed the discovery of an ancient Greek lecture hall in Agrigento, Italy — highlighting important ...

The unexpected discovery of Greenland rocks in Iceland hints that a centuries-long cold snap may have helped finish off the Western Roman Empire.

The allegations are laid out in a papyrus that was discovered decades ago in the Judean desert but only recently analyzed.

This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when ...

CE, Christian elites built numerous private churches, while Jewish donors appeared to pool their resources in a communal ...

To mark Easter weekend, Le Monde traces the history of this symbol-laden ritual.

Western colonial states must give back sovereignty to the peoples whose land they continue to occupy not as guests by as ...

Learn fundamentals of neoclassical architecture, including the history behind this 18th-century style and famous ...

Directed by Alejandro Amenabar and starring Rachel Weisz, Oscar Isaac, and others, Agora, is an English-language Spanish ...

Vatican launches mourning rites, prepares conclave VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church and its first Latin American and Jesuit leader, died ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a reeking, violet-stained factory where crushed sea snails once fueled the elite’s obsession ...