Relaxing the rules This meant taking a more relaxed approach to ancient Jewish laws about ... there were still very few Christians in Rome. They were regarded with suspicion.

The finding may upend historians' understanding of how Christianity was practiced in the early Roman Empire. Measuring just 1.4 inches (3.5 centimeters) long, the amulet contains a wafer-thin ...

The heady world of the early Christians began with Jewish followers of Jesus and later became dominated by Romans attracted ...

Archaeologists uncovered a nearly 1,800-year-old amulet that offers new insight into the early spread of Christianity across the Roman Empire.

Historical sources make references to early Christian groups in the Roman territories of Gaul and Germania Superior—both of which (primarily) lie north of the Alps. But reliable physical ...

An ancient Christian monastery has been discovered north of Kiryat Gat, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced in a press ...

Archaeologists have discovered a crucial artifact in a 3rd-century Roman grave that provides evidence of early Christianity north of the Alps. The artifact was found in grave near Frankfurt in Germany ...

Kristof: So let’s go back to the Nativity. Of the four Gospels, two describe the virgin birth of Jesus and two don’t mention ...

A small, silver amulet found by a skeleton in a nearly 2000-year-old grave in Frankfurt, Germany may offer new insights into the early spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.