Once free from Byzantine and Holy Roman imperial controls ... In reality, that meant the election was in the hands of mobs, ...

The conclave system may seem dramatic, but it was developed after centuries of outside interference and looting.

For Aldo Cazzullo, writer and deputy editor of the Milan daily Corriere della Sera, President-elect Donald Trump’s return to ...

Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn and Connie Nielsen also star in the bruising sword-and-sandal epic, set 15 years after the events of the original Oscar-winning drama.

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for centuries.

An Israeli airstrike has destroyed an Ottoman-era building just a stone's throw from the UNESCO-listed temples of Baalbek in ...

For the 12th consecutive year, Pope Francis visited a Roman cemetery November 2. This year, he prayed for parents facing ...

The Rev. David Peck is an Episcopal priest in the heartland of Pennsylvania, a swing state at the center of the tense ...

Edward Watts is a historian at the University of California San Diego and the author of two books on ancient Rome. One, from 2018, is called Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny, and the other, ...

Israeli airstrikes pounded the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek. That's according to Lebanon’s state-run news agency. The strikes Wednesday came hours after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warni ...

Metals that Roman miners dumped into the river remain buried deep within its sediment. Severe storms can cause it to shift, causing serious issues. The harmful material cannot be fully dredged and ...

Ahead, we’ve broken down exactly how you can vote on Election Day, how to find your polling place, and more. There are a few different ways to confirm your polling place, no matter where you ...