Ancient Rome
Aug 14
“Olympic” Pool Found in Western Turkey
A monumental open-air pool, discovered at the ancient city of Tralleis in western Turkey, looks remarkably like a modern pool. Yet, this familiar setting belonged […]
Jul 20
Martin Scorsese and a Sicilian Shipwreck
Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,500-year-old Greek shipwreck just off the coast of southeastern Sicily. The ship was found largely intact about 20 feet below the […]
Jun 28
The Apostle Peter in Rome
By: Nicola Denzey Lewis
Brown University Religious Studies professor Nicola Denzey Lewis answers frequently asked questions about the apostle Peter. Denzey Lewis appears in the CNN series Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery, which aims to investigate artifacts that shed light on the world in which Jesus lived.
May 29
From Noah’s Dove to the Holy Spirit
Hot take: Pigeons are the most berated animal of all time. Our ancestors domesticated these rock-dwelling birds, for example using them as messengers and food. […]
May 25
Alexandria Beyond Its Lighthouse
Rescue excavations in the Muharram Bek neighborhood of central Alexandria, Egypt, have uncovered a remarkable sequence of architectural remains spanning the Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine […]
May 15
Child Finds Roman-Era Figurine in the Negev
On a family trip to the Ramon Crater in southern Israel, an eight-year-old was “looking for special things on the ground that I could show […]
May 13
The Tombstone of Abercius
By: Jason Borges
Abercius was a prominent Christian from Hierapolis, Phrygia (western Turkey), in the late second century. Before passing away, he inscribed a 22-line autobiography upon his […]
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 […]
