Ancient Rome
May 1
Medusa-clad Athena Statue Unearthed
A press release issued by the Republic of Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the excavation of a 6.5-foot-tall marble statue of Athena in […]
Apr 29
When Cypriot Jews Revolted Against Rome
By: Marek Dospěl
Only two generations after the traumatizing Roman destruction of Jerusalem (AD 70), Cypriot Jews clashed with their Roman overlords in a bloody uprising. Their fight […]
Apr 27
Egyptian Stela Depicts Emperor Tiberius as Pharaoh
By: John Drummond
Recent restoration efforts by the Egyptian-French Center for the Study of the Temples of Karnak (CFEETK) have revealed an intriguing discovery—a sandstone stela depicting the […]
Apr 24
Gold Tongues Discovered on Egyptian Mummies
A recent press release from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced striking archaeological discoveries in the Minya region of Egypt. A Roman-era underground […]
Apr 22
Who Was the Ethiopian Eunuch?
It is common in the Acts of the Apostles to present brief episodes of evangelization that move rapidly across space, with little sustained interest in […]
Apr 17
Circular Water Complex Discovered on the Edge of the Ancient Nile
As announced on social media by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, a large circular structure—about 115 feet in diameter—has been uncovered in northern Sinai at […]
Apr 15
The Roman Conquest of Jerusalem
By: Clinton J. Moyer
The Roman army’s conquest and destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 is well documented, both in contemporary written sources like Josephus and in the archaeological […]
Apr 10
Life-size Statues from Pompeii’s Necropolis
While carrying out excavations in the Porta Sarno necropolis of ancient Pompeii, archaeologists discovered the ruins of a first-century BCE tomb, partially destroyed by the […]
Mar 13
Sex and the Search for Religious Truth
A recent journal article by Classics scholar Anna Athanasopoulou argues that the second to third-century CE narrative Onos challenges how scholars understand sexuality in ancient […]
Mar 13
A Mikveh in Roman Ostia
Excavators in the ancient Roman port city of Ostia made an incredible discovery when they uncovered a semi-subterranean Jewish ritual bath, or mikveh. Likely built […]
