SUMMARY Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus succeeded to power together in 161 CE, as the adopted heirs of Antonius Pius. At the ...

The Sumerians of Mesopotamia are considered the world's oldest civilisation, dating back to around 4000 BCE. The Sumerians ...

The history of storytelling dates back thousands of years, where early humans used cave paintings and oral traditions to convey their experiences, beliefs, and societal norms. These narratives, ...

Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, who lived in Egypt, built upon Babylonian knowledge in his geocentric model of the ...

Not long ago I wrote a book about the political science of Moses as written into law in the form of the Ten Commandments.

Nestled in the heart of the Trastevere district, at the foot of Villa Sciarra and on the historic Janiculan hill, lies one of ...

The figurine dates back to the Ubaid period of ancient Mesopotamia, which predated the Bronze Age. Archaeologists estimate that the artifact was crafted during the 6th millennium BCE, making it ...

Michael Goodman’s “Religion and Perfectionism” article provides the first-ever study known to examine these questions. Contrary to what some may assume, having a religious association or a belief in ...

The new Congress is also more religious than the general population by another, related measure: Nearly three-in-ten Americans (28%) are religiously unaffiliated, meaning they are atheist or agnostic ...

The phrase ‘religion of peace’ was used by some to counter the othering of Muslims done by Western nation states in the wake of the 9/11 attack The phrase ‘religion of peace’ used rather ...

The rest either are nonreligious, did not specify a religion or did not share their faith affiliation. In contrast, a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center earlier this year found just under ...