Wars have shaped history for centuries, with some lasting generations, redefining borders, cultures, and power struggles that ...

Peter lived at a very busy time in history. The Great Western Schism (1378-1417) was settled at the Council of Constance ...

Buried beneath desert sands for over a millennium, a hidden monastery has emerged in Israel—revealing how early Christian ...

Who is responsible for the birth of Christianity? As with any major phenomenon, the answer is complex. Christianity developed gradually over several centuries, passing through various crucial stages.

Some of the oldest ancient temples continue to fulfil their original purpose after thousands of years, continuing their ...

The situation in Italy was equally grim, as the Lombards took over half the Peninsula, permanently weakening the Byzantine presence there. The empire was also struggling with religious tensions.

Without organized traditional religion, Americans are inclined to fill the void with something far worse than “love thy neighbor.” ...

Jesus believed in the imminent end of the world and the coming of the “Day of the Lord,” but that day never arrived, and ...

Europe and Russia's shifting stances during the Greek War of Independence and their influential roles in the conflict's ...

Asceticism is the practice of denial of physical or psychological desires in order to attain a spiritual ideal or goal, often self-inflicted.

In the Byzantine sphere ... Was the adoption of a new state religion a deliberate move to definitively distinguish the empire from Byzantium and the Sassanids? Notably, it was the fourth Umayyad ...