By the sixth century, Pope Gregory I declared Mary Magdalene to be a “fallen woman” guilty of “forbidden acts”—attributes of a prostitute, which would burden her through the centuries ...

Paleographic analysis dates them to the 5th–6th century AD. They are written in a Buddhist hybrid Sanskrit, using Gupta Brahmi and Post-Gupta Brahmi scripts. The manuscripts were discovered in ...

“Nobody said she came from a place called Magdala until the sixth century,” she said. More likely, she surmised, “Magdala” was a reference to the Aramaic word for “tower,” as in Mary ...

In the 6th century BC, a league of Boeotian cities was formed and led by Thebes. In the 5th century, Thebes clashed with the Plataea city-state, located on the border with Attica. Hostility to Athens ...

From Ocean to Gulf: Heritage Music of the Arab World' is a series by Ahram Online ... era that flourished in Egypt between the mid-19th century and the 30s of the twentieth century, this ...

A United Nations report released Wednesday highlights the wide gender disparity in labor force participation across the Arab region, warning that progress toward equality remains too slow. The study, ...

Photograph by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images A Greek amphora from the 6th century CE depicts Hercules defeating the Hydra. Dragons appear in the western tradition dating back to ...

KUWAIT CITY, April 14: Ali Al-Kharafi Shines in Sixth Round of Kuwait Equestrian Federation League Championship Kuwait Club’s elite jockey, Ali Al-Kharafi, claimed victory in the sixth round of the ...

In Luke’s Gospel, the Jesus story begins with these words: “And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.” The Gospel of John ...

Their 6th-century Byzantine design lives on and multiplies. Danuta Hamlin joined Fox News Channel in 1997. She is the author of two books: The Manuscript and "Camp Nel." ...