(THE CONVERSATION) Literate in tone, far-reaching in scope, and witty to its bones, The New Yorker brought a new – and much-needed – sophistication to American journalism when it launched 100 years ...

Lost manuscripts written by the famous Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga were discovered in the Netherlands. The ...

Archaeologists have discovered a mask mold believed to depict Medusa at Valley of the Temples Archaeological Park in in Sicily, Italy. The park is open to visitors on weekdays.

The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...

Thus, in 21th century United States most Christians, Jews, and Muslims have rejected the zero sum mind set and believe in the Qur’an’s pluralism teachings. Only those who reject God by disbelief or by ...

My article regarding Kings Day, celebrated on January 6 in many European countries, prompted a reader to write in to say that the bible is an unreliable source of information, based on the assumption ...

New research on the longest Greek papyrus from the Judean Desert ever discovered offers unprecedented insights into life in ...

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

“Forgery and tax fraud carried severe penalties under Roman law, including hard labor or even capital punishment,” Dolganov ...

THE body of a female student teacher was discovered in her room at a school ... murder of a 21-year-old female teacher who was found lying dead in a room at Guinea Fowl High School.

An abandoned lifeguard cabin, a rusty pier and mangled umbrellas are all that is left of Ein Gedi, once Israel's flagship beach drawing international tourists to float in the world-famous waters of ...