"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus," said one researcher.

The idea that the pre-Columbian Amazon was pristine has taken a nose-dive in recent years. Scientists have found several ...

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare ancient Roman artifact that has revealed previously unknown places lost to time. The ...

A shop owner sits inside his store in the old city market in Damascus, 9 January, 2025 ...

Three concentric circles of domestic, regional, and global actors compete for power and influence in Syria because of the ...

Inside Syria's ancient capital, a lone Jewish guardian watches over abandoned properties while Islamist rulers patrol the ...

A Syrian footballer who lost his eyesight while fleeing his war-torn home country has graduated from university in the UK. In 2014, Maher Fattouh, then aged 21, was caught in a bomb explosion as he ...

Science of Ancient Baking Through integrated analyses — including use-wear patterns, phytolith studies, and organic residue tests — researchers identified traces of wheat and barley flour, alongside ...

Join an extensive research department that covers Greek and Roman history, Classical literature, and ancient philosophy. Our virtual week took place October 2024 – to find out about future sessions to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A packed concert hall in Damascus on Wednesday came alive with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer ...

Two hundred years of that history is displayed in a former Montgomery County portable school building tucked away behind the Damascus Library and Senior Center off Main Street. The Damascus ...