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Archaeologists now believe 4th Century remains unearthed in Colchester are probably those of Britain's earliest known church.
Imagine being a Byzantine Emperor and all of a sudden, deciding to abandon everything and become a monk in a monastery.
The victory of Emperor Constantine during a civil war allowed for some of the most dramatic events in Roman history. The emperor’s tale of divine intervention at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge ...
An archaeological dig at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has apparently confirmed details recorded in the Gospel of John, namely, the presence of a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified and ...
The Vatican has been home to the Pope since the 14th century, and now more than six million people flock to visit the city-state every year. There, they marvel at masterpieces including ...
“Orthodox change nothing,” Father Sava adds. “The faith that was delivered to the saints,” Martin agrees. We pause before a ...
Constantine P. Cavafy (1863-1933 ... Waiting for the Barbarians (1898). Set in Roman times, it portrays a rich, successful city where the inhabitants prepare to welcome the barbarians who will ...
In 1967, Turkish authorities seized 209 bronze coins bearing markings from ... constructed in the late fourth century. The Roman Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity in A.D. 313, and for ...
About 300 years later, the Emperor Constantine, after converting to Christianity, abolished crucifixion and other cruel death penalties in the Roman Empire. In 438, the Code of Theodosius made ...
Archaeologists say new findings from one of Christianity’s holiest sites align with descriptions in the Gospels long ...