Irene of Athens was the first Greek-Roman empress to wield power as a sole ruler of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.

Rome's ancient Arch of Constantine was hit by lightning during a heavy storm, causing some fragments to fall off, an official said Wednesday. "All the fragments were recovered and made safe ...

ANCIENT ROADS FROM CHRIST TO CONSTANTINE charts Christianity's evolution from a small movement to the largest religion in the world, with more than two billion followers. Host Jonathan Phillips ...

Finished in 315 C.E., the Arch of Constantine is one of Rome’s three surviving ancient triumphal arches, each erected to honor a person or event. This arch commemorates Constantine I’s 312 ...

Now, an Ancient Roman's digital footprint is in the headlines too. Authorities unveiled the 13-metre-high structure on Tuesday: a replica of a statue of Constantine from about AD312, created using ...

A Byzantine gold coin that was recently discovered in the mountains of southern Norway has historians perplexed over how it ...

‘The Brutalist’ Finds Director Brady Corbet in Epic Yet Overlong Mode. The young director’s latest ...

Just under three centuries passed between Jesus’ crucifixion and A.D. 325, when Constantine the Great convened the Council of Nicaea. After Constantine, Jesus-worship, which began as one of ...

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s conservative government on Wednesday nominated Parliament Speaker Constantine Tassoulas, a leading ...