Caesarea Maritima is an Israeli National Park in the Sharon plain, including the ancient remains of the coastal city of Caesarea archaeological site of an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast, ...

Long ago, a substantial ancient Greek population from the island of Crete lived in the ancient city of Daedala, located in south Asia. Located in a strategically and geopolitically important region, ...

The story of the Greek Orthodox custom of the Vasilopita, or the New Year’s cake with a lucky coin inside, began in Asia Minor, and more specifically in the city of Caesarea in Cappadocia, more than ...

In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding ... with questions about the role of Jews in ancient Rome’s famous bloodsport, including ...

The "Gate of the Sun" at the ancient city of Tiwanaku, in present-day Bolivia Photo by Mhwater, via Wikimedia Commons Although the source volcano has not yet been identified, the eruption’s ...

The city was also the dominant power in the western Mediterranean and was an urban society run by aristocrats. Those living in this ancient capital enjoyed immense wealth thanks to Carthage’s ...

For many tourists, the visit to the ancient city in southwest Jordan ends here. But Petra has much more to offer, including more than 600 stone facades and an intriguing list of clues about its ...

Born into a wealthy and devout Christian family in Cappadocia, Basil received a comprehensive classical literature and ...

Basil the Great was born in the city of Caesarea in the Cappadocia region of Asia Minor in 330 into a family of ... In his Letter to the Young Men, he addresses the question of whether it’s ...

except when parts are ruled by various Herods Damascus - ancient center of Syria; site of conversion of Saul/Paul (Gal 1:17; 2 Cor 11:32; Acts 9:1-25; 22:5-11) Antioch - 3 rd largest city of Roman ...

Soon, it became clear that the ancient city more accurately belonged to the latter. As the earliest city from the Shang dynasty, excavations are planned to continue. The ancient city may hold ...

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in A.D. 70, has revealed a new treasure – a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago, decorated with sumptuous mosaics and equipped with a series ...