Archaeological evidence suggests the existence of "Gladiatrix," female gladiators who competed in ancient Rome.

Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, don't often think to look beyond the city walls. And ...

Karen L. King is Professor of New Testament Studies and the History of Ancient Christianity at Harvard University in the Divinity School. She has published widely in the areas of Gnosticism, ancient ...

Twins in ancient Greece and Rome were seen as divine signs or dangerous omens, revealing deep cultural fears about birth, ...