Wow!: Underground hideout from nearly 2,000 years ago unearthed in Israel
ARI RABINOVITCH, of Reuters, reports from Huqoq in northern Israel…
Pompeii building site reveals ancient Roman construction methods
Rome, Italy Reuters Archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed an ancient building site that sheds light on construction techniques used by the Romans to make iconic structures such as the Colosseum and the Pantheon, Italy’s culture ministry said on Monday. The site was probably active until the volcanic Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, destroying Pompeii […]
Essay: Tattooing has held a long tradition in Christianity – dating back to Jesus’ crucifixion
GUSTAVO MORELLO, a Catholic priest and sociologist of religion, looks at the history of tattooing in Christianity in an article first published on The Conversation…
The Explainer: The leap year is 29th February, not 32nd December due to a Roman calendar quirk – and fastidious medieval monks
REBECCA STEPHENSON, associate professor of Old English at University College Dublin, explains in this article first published on The Conversation…
Under Lisbon’s streets, ancient Roman galleries tell story of the past
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Twice a year, a hatch in a busy Lisbon street opens to reveal steps leading to one of the Portuguese capital’s most ancient sites: a 2,000-year-old Roman structure that still holds the buildings above it together. Dating back to the first century AD, the “cryptoportico” subterranean maze of tunnels and passageways was […]
This Life: Newness of life – what to do when life feels old and unexciting
CHARISSA CHEONG reflects on the idea of ‘newness’…
Base booster or blasphemy? Bible-quoting pro-Trump billboard raises eyebrows in Georgia
RNS A large billboard bearing former President Donald Trump’s image next to a Bible quote appeared on a north-west Georgia road late last week. The ad, comparing Trump to Jesus, disappeared a few days later, leaving behind a flurry of confusion and outrage. “Unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon […]