Before Pompeii was engulfed in volcanic ash, its walls may have been battered by an ancient "machine gun" while the city was under siege. A study has uncovered compelling evidence that Roman forces ...

The assassination of Julius Caesar was reenacted in Rome at the exact same place where it had taken place 2,000 years ago.

The manufacture of Roman weapons and armor involved both civilian workshops and specialized military craftsmen, with elaborate production centers called fabricae emerging by the third century. These ...

Amy Madigan's win for Weapons marks the first time since Ruth Gordon in Rosemary’s Baby that a Best Supporting Actress winner came from a horror film.

American Christianities, aligned with nationalism and militarism, are distorting the faith’s commitment to non-violence.

Ukrainian president’s visit coincides with deadline for Roman Abramovich over proceeds from £2.5bn Chelsea sale ...

New research suggests that the Romans may have used an ancient machine gun-like weapon, the polybolos, during the Siege of ...

Tourists strolled past the spot, most of them unaware of what it marked. I stepped closer. The stones were unfenced, unsigned, and littered with candy wrappers (an uncommon sight anywhere in Rome, but ...

The most feared weapons of the ancient world didn’t necessarily break the mold when it came to battlefield innovation. In ...

He clearly articulated our belief that war is “always a defeat for humanity,” as St. Pope John Paul II said, and that certain criteria must be met for a war to be morally legitimate. I was reminded of ...

Archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old temple in Denmark at Hedegård, revealing insights into a mysterious Iron Age power center with luxury goods and Roman connections.

Why does a windswept ridge in the Swiss Alps matter now? Because a newly identified Roman camp high above the valleys of Graubünden turns a dramatic mountain landscape into something more precise: a ...