Popular media, such as the 2000 film "Gladiator," often depict Roman gladiators in gory battles that don't end until at least ...

A popular tourist attraction in the Cotswolds is due to host a history-themed event that is relevant to the very past it ...

Hailed as the "greatest discovery since the Dead Sea Scrolls," a nearly 1,800-year-old mosaic from Megiddo, Israel, featuring ...

These mosaics, estimated to be around 2,200 years old, are an exceptional testament to the sophistication and richness of ...

We found the name of Jesus before Christianity was part of the Roman empire,” Alegre Savariego, of the Israel Antiquities Authority, told JNS.

Ravenna is on Italy’s tourist map for one reason: its 1,500-year-old churches decorated with best-in-the-West Byzantine ...

“We’ve uncovered the first depiction of the episode of Elim ever found in ancient Jewish art,” said Magness ... the remains of this late Roman synagogue to garner a clearer picture of the era and its ...

The mosaic is an antique from Syria that depicts the Greek and Roman icon Hercules as he rescues Prometheus from his eternal punishment. Authorities reported the mosaic is "15 feet long ...

A California man lied to U.S. customs officials when he declared he was shipping himself ceramic tiles from Turkey worth less ...

A Palmdale man was sentenced Thursday to three months in federal prison for illegally importing a 2,000-pound ancient mosaic depicting the Roman god Hercules dating from the era of the Roman ...

The actual cargo that arrived at his home contained an ancient, 15-foot-long Roman floor mosaic ... had argued that the floor mosaic was not an authentic piece of art from ancient Rome and had ...