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Christians will often point to the fact that Pliny and Tacitus mentioned Christians as proof as Jesus existed.

During the First Century C.E., the Roman Empire had expanded to control almost all of Western Europe with only a few territories of interest remaining unoccupied.

This battle marked the end of a successful rebellion of the Celtic tribes in Southern Britain. It was a victory of superior tactics versus overwhelming numbers.

Although Germanic pagans adopted Roman and foreign gods and goddesses, their primary worship focused on nature and the supernatural, incorporating magic and divination.

The landscape of Scotland is one of enormous contrast, and has struck those who have witnessed it with awe and wonder.

Lorem Ipsum has been used by printers, typesetters, and even software developers. It comes from Cicero, but any Latin text can be adapted into custom placeholder copy.

The Druids were well respected elders in ancient Celtic society, who fascinate even today, but they left very few written records.

Is it true that the mass prevalence of Christian tradition is testimony enough that its founder actually existed?

Llyn Cerrig Bach is the site of a major deposit of Iron Age metalwork in a natural lake. It is believed to be a Celtic ritual site.

The Flavians came to power in 69AD, following the political upheaval that followed Nero's reign . This article will highlight their achievements and failures.

What started Christianity? Who started Christianity? The beginning of Christianity continues to arouse intense interest and debate today. Getting to the truth.

The central person of Christianity is Jesus Christ. If Jesus is fictional or mythical, Christianity collapses. So, was Jesus real?

Roman London was a highly populated, and successful city during the later years of the Roman Empire, and was centered around both the Roman Wall and the London Bridge.

The first significant Christian persecution in the Roman Empire may owe more to the eccentric social nature of the sect than their complicity in starting the fires.

Philosophy and life of Seneca the Younger, Ancient Roman statesman, who believed in a simple life committed to virtue and reason. His beliefs are well quoted.

List of Roman Emperors, Augustus - Constantine I

A short history of British beer, British brewing, and the British pub.

Archaeological evidence supports the accuracy of Biblical accounts almost to King David's time. Why is the rest in doubt?

What is the point of studying ancient history? This article will help to clear up what it is exactly, and why it is so important to keep it alive and continue learning f

The Coronation of Poppea, an Italian opera by Claudio Monteverdi. Opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Monteverdi opera information.

The catastrophic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79 trapped 25,000 inhabitants of Pompeii, many of whom left superb examples of everyday life in 1st Century Rome.

Runes are exceptionally easy to fashion. Here are some ideas to guide you in making a set of your own.

Rome's greatest virtue lay in her ability to adopt beliefs from other cultures. Yet the tolerance which had made the city great faltered at the rise of the Christians.

The Roman Emperor Nero's focus on the arts and his personal involvement in elaborate performances may have played a part in his removal as the chief of state.

The life of Marcus Fabius Qintilianus followed closely with the interesting events during the second half of the first century, a troubled time for the Roman Empire.

Arthurian legend is that Merlin magically constructed the henge. Celtic Druids didn't build it, but they're closely associated with these Neolithic stone structures.

The Cult of Isis, long identified with Egypt, spread through the Mediterranean first through Greek Hellenization and later through the patronage of Roman emperors.

Though the prehistoric origin of wine is well documented and accepted, rarely recognized is the fact that people have been enjoying beer for thousands of years.

Before we can consider Jesus as God or Jesus as the Son of God, we must first know whether Jesus ever lived at all. Was there a historical Jesus?