How can these discoveries be reconciled with the widespread view that the post-Temple remnant of Jews in the Holy Land was insignificant and subject to oppression by the Romans?

When it was first unearthed during the Victorian era, it was assumed to be the remains of a Roman temple or shrine ... Experts began to suspect the ruins, just a stone's throw from a major ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Featuring everything from ancient stone circles to world-class museums and mighty castles, these photographs show the UK's ...

The Italian island immediately conjures up grand bougainvillea-draped villas and a whitewashed city centre, lined by luxury boutiques. But that's – literally – only half of the story.

Choosing the perfect staycation destination can be tricky, especially with everyone vying for the same tried-and-true hotspots. But if you’re hoping to avoid the crowds in the Cotswolds and ...

One of the great twentieth-century scholars of Latin literature, the German Edward Norden, wrote in a famous work: "What remains of Roman, as of Greek, literature is only a heap of ruins ...

having been preceded by two earlier churches at the same location — which were themselves built over a pagan temple. The first was said to have been commissioned by Constantine, the Roman ...

When the Foundation Stone sees the Kaab’a approaching, it shall cry out, “Peace be to the great guest”. (Zev Vilnay, Legends of Jerusalem) The Muslim Kaab’a in Mecca was a very ancient ruined holy ...