The Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas — also known as the Angelicum — is not only the alma mater of Pope St. John Paul II, but now also of Pope Leo XIV. The latter’s studies there could tell ...

A closed-door hearing at the European Parliament last week could have been an opportunity for the Italian government to ...

Roman society was, in many ways, surprisingly sophisticated. It built remarkable things like aqueducts that snaked over long ...

We've asked ancient historian and archaeologist Dr. Simon Elliott to answer the most googled questions about the roman empire. 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - When was the Roman Republic? 01:22 - Who ruled the ...

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter – who passed away May 8 – once said the fall of the Roman Empire was partially due ...

Roman Emperor Constantine the Great officially declared Constantinople his “New Rome” and the capital of the Roman Empire on ...

Yves-Bernard Debie, a noted private collector of Roman and Egyptian antiquities and a partner in the Brussels-based law-firm Matthys & Debie, brings a legal perspective to the often opaque world of ...

Although the origins of the doctrine remain in some dispute, most scholars cite its first mention in ancient Roman law. Over the centuries the principle made its way to England and later to the ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman settlement in the United Kingdom found an oven used for making construction materials, photos show. Photo from Cotswold Archaeology Sifting through the ...

UBC papyrus scraps offer glimpse into everyday ancient life She believes that ... were extremely competent in both rhetoric and Roman law, and this is a huge discovery because it shows that ...

In ancient Rome, gladiators took part in one of the most ... Many Britons started adopting Roman customs and law. 122AD - Emperor Hadrian ordered that a wall be built between England and Scotland ...