Though rare, female gladiators did appear in the Roman arena, challenging ancient Rome’s expectations and revealing how ...

The Roman Empire is famous for its arenas like the Colosseum where gladiators fought each other in gory skirmishes. But were any of these gladiators ever women? Several lines of evidence, including ...

Holland is an award-winning historian of the ancient world, a translator of Greek and Roman classical texts, and a documentary writer. He is the author of seven books, including his most recent, PAX: ...

ROME (Reuters) - Proponents of a female priesthood say frescoes in the newly restored Catacombs of Priscilla prove there were women priests in early Christianity. The Vatican says such assertions are ...

Craig Barker does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

A rabbi responds to a new TikTok meme, noting how Jewish tradition was shaped by its encounter with the Romans. (JTA) — How often do men think about the Roman Empire? It’s a question that’s been hard ...

Tom Sapsford is affiliated with the Lambda Classical Caucus. A few weeks into his second term, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders restricting the rights of trans workers in the federal ...