For Edward Gibbon, the decline of the Roman Empire was a matter of blame. He did not hesitate to condemn a fatal combination of violent barbarian invasion and the growing popularity of Christianity ...
Roman writers found the relative empowerment of Celtic women in British society remarkable, according to surviving written records. New DNA research from the University of Bournemouth shows one of the ...
Pensions and farmers grabbed the headlines after the Budget inheritance tax raid but there is lesser-known element those of us of working age should be concerned about if we are unlucky enough to ...
The form follows the movie’s function. Unfortunately, “Inheritance” is not one of those. Directed by Neil Burger (who made “The Illusionist,” “Limitless,” and the first “Divergent ...
St. Irene of Rome was the widow of the martyr Saint Castulus, a Roman military officer who was killed for spreading the Christian faith in 286. She lived in the Roman Empire during the reign of ...
The promise of this blessed inheritance is fulfilled in the New ... immediately by Confirmation and the Eucharist, while in the Roman rite it is followed by years of catechesis before being ...