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The secret of Roman Concrete

Mar 20 Blog

The Secret of Roman Concrete

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

From the Pantheon of Rome to the port of Caesarea Maritima, Roman buildings have stood the test of time, thanks to one specific material: Roman […]

beautiful painted Turkish necropolis

Nov 8 Blog

Burial Practices of Ancient Asia Minor

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

New excavations at the site of Blaundus in western Turkey are shedding light on the burial practices of ancient Asia Minor. Blaundus was a major […]

Jewish Catacombs in Rome

Feb 25 Blog

Last Words

By: Marek Dospěl

Death is the great equalizer. You probably know the saying, and, yes, everyone dies one day, and nobody can live forever. But that’s where this […]

Catacombs of Priscilla

Jul 31 Blog

Tour the Roman Catacombs

By: Marek Dospěl

The earliest examples of demonstrably Christian art come from the catacombs, or burial chambers dug in a maze of underground galleries. Historians of art find […]

City of Palmyra

Jul 20 Blog

Latin Over Aramaic?

By: Marek Dospěl

The ancient oasis city of Palmyra—located northeast of Damascus in present-day Syria—abounds with archaeological treasures of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Owing to its crucial […]

Saint Paul Writing his Epistles

May 28 Blog

In the Footsteps of Paul during COVID-19

By: Dr. Mark Wilson

Each spring I am somewhere in the eastern Mediterranean, leading a BAS group that’s visiting archaeological and biblical sites. But with the outbreak of the […]

Roman bathhouse in Meninx

Jan 22 Blog

Meninx Mapped

By: Jonathan Laden

As announced by the Ludwig Maximilians Universitat Munchen, using magnetometer surveys, a joint German-Tunisian team has completed a mapping of the city of Meninx. During the Roman Empire, Meninx was an important port off the coast of North Africa, with trading ties to Italy Spain, Greece, Asia Minor, and Egypt.

Roman Mansion Timber

Dec 9 Blog

In Jesus’ Time: The Ancient Art of the Deal

By: Jonathan Laden

For thousands of years, different peoples have interacted with each other by fighting wars and also by trading. In addition to the conquests that built […]

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