It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

The conversion of Paul the Apostle was a watershed moment in Christianity. Here’s how his efforts to spread the faith jumpstarted what is now the world’s largest religion.

The original meaning behind the cards, first created 500 years ago, still remains elusive. But that didn't stop our reporter ...

Four lintels that once bore statues of Roman emperors adorned a stone-roofed hut: It was a temple of the imperial cult, likely dedicated to rulers such as Augustus and Nero, who were believed to ...

Costanzo, who sings the roles of the Roman emperor Nero and the father of one of the main characters in “The Comet,” said it could be difficult sometimes to parse feedback from outsiders.

In 1471, Pope Sixtus IV transformed the ancient Capitoline Hill into a temple to ancient art. Five centuries later, the Capitoline Museums complex still remains the oldest public collection in the ...

You will also visit the beautifully restored Villa Oplontis, once home to Poppaea, empress and second wife of Roman Emperor Nero.

Most of the things to do in Pompeii will delight archaeology and history fans. You could spend an entire day exploring and ...

Object Details artist DiPaolo (attributed to) Notes Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 50 "Giovanni di Paolo (attributed), Siena. 1428-1462. (Tempera, W. 8 x 16.) A martyrdom of the bishop of ...

Third Annual Exhibition of the Yale School of the Fine Arts, founded as a Department of Yale College, by the late Augustus Russell Street. The Gallery is open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Season ...