When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

The peasant parade carries a countercultural message: The weak and the powerless gathered together with the divine presence become the powerful. In Holy Week, God puts God’s thumb on the scale to ...

This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when Catholic and Orthodox Easter celebrations coincide — an occasion to reflect ...

From Rome to Barbarians, these shows about Ancient Rome will transport viewers to a fascinating time in history.

A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...

Jesus’ procession was a parody of imperial power — a deliberate mockery of Roman spectacle and a prophetic enactment of a ...

Christians worldwide will celebrate Palm Sunday, the first of many milestones of Holy Week, the period leading up to Easter and Jesus’ resurrection. This is the Sunday that celebrates Jesus’ triumphal ...