There have been twelve Greek Popes in the history of the papacy, with Saint Peter considered to be the first Catholic leader.

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However, long before electricity and supermarkets, salt held a sacred place in society. It preserved meat, cured fish, and ...

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...

The Merovingians have a reputation for long hair and barbarity. Instead, the dynasty, born out of the chaos of civil war, was ...

From the fall of Rome to the rise of Christianity, Tom Holland's books offer a modern lens on ancient history. Here, we rank ...

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As one of the largest Roman theaters still standing and an amazing ... the development of Rome as the center of an empire, and the role of city-making in history. Our path will follow, roughly, a kind ...

The first physical evidence that gladiators fought animals during the Roman period has been confirmed by researchers.

For most humans who have breathed Earth's air over the course of history, our deaths have disappeared from record, as ...