A new discovery from the Roman empire outlines a juicy case of second-century crime. Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of ...

The Roman Empire brought together millions of people of different cultures, ethnicities and religions. But how did its ...

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

To citizens, the baths made them feel superior to the rest of the world – they made them feel Roman.

In hard times, it was not uncommon for desperate Roman citizens to raise money by selling their children into slavery. All slaves and their families were the property of their owners, who could ...

The legionaries were the elite (very best) soldiers. A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit had to be fighting fit - anyone who was weak or too short was ...

Tell me, are you a Roman?” Saint Paul’s affirmative response to the Roman guard’s question as recorded in Acts is one of the ...

Gadalias, the son of a notary and possibly a Roman citizen, had a criminal history involving violence, extortion, counterfeiting and rebellion, according to the document. Meanwhile, the text ...

The legionaries were the elite (very best) soldiers. A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen. Every new recruit had to be fighting fit - anyone who was weak or too short was ...