For centuries, Christians have believed the relic is from the days of the New Testament – and now scientists have evidence to ...

Zigres/Shutterstock London's Westminster Palace, which houses both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, sits prettily ...

Umm al-Jimal of Jordan added to UNESCO World Heritage List Until recently, popular narrative suggested that the Roman army found it very difficult to take the Masada fortress, standing as a symbol ...

The duration of the siege is a major element in this narrative, suggesting that the glorious Roman army found it very difficult to take the fortress and crush its defenders. For many years it was ...

A newly published study suggests that the siege laid by the Roman army to the Judean desert fortress of Masada in 73 CE lasted no more than a few weeks, contrary to the long-held belief that the siege ...

Until recently, the prevailing narrative suggested that the Roman army struggled significantly to capture the fortress at Masada, which has come to symbolize Jewish heroism in modern Israel.

The duration of the siege is a major element in this narrative, suggesting that the glorious Roman army found it very difficult to take the fortress and crush its defenders. For many years it was ...

(JTA) — The legend of Masada is etched into Jewish lore: For years, the story goes, ancient Jews held out in a desert fortress against their Roman foes. Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University ...

Archaeologists researching a battlefield in Switzerland have discovered a Roman military camp 7,000 feet above sea level. The camp, estimated to be around 2,000 years old, is connected to the ...

The research counters a long-held narrative about the first-century Roman siege of the fortress. The legend of Masada is etched into Jewish lore: For years, the story goes, ancient Jews held out ...

The particular logistics of Masada, a deep desert fortress whose closest source of water is Ein Gedi, which lies 18 kilometers (11 miles) away, further indicates part of the Roman motivation for a ...

Archaeologists researching a battlefield in Switzerland discovered a Roman military camp 7,000 feet above sea level. The camp is roughly 2,000 years old and ties to the Roman battlefield in the ...