The collapse of the Roman Republic offers salutary lessons for those who wish to strengthen democracy. We should heed the lessons of history. Cicero denounces Catiline, who sought to overthrow the ...

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The opposition leader is giving Reform a run for its money in the race to be Britain’s preeminent party of the right.

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A digital atlas of ancient Rome’s highways and byways reveals a road network that was more extensive than thought. By Franz Lidz The apostle Paul traveled widely across the Roman Empire to spread the ...

So particular was QE2’s faith that reliable rumour has it that a new recruit to a royal chapel asked if he might don the ...

The time has nearly arrived. Six weeks from this Sunday, on Nov. 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church in the United States will begin praying a new English translation of the Mass.

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Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Syedra in Turkey's Mediterranean region have uncovered a spectacular 1,800-year-old Roman stadium, revealing new insights into the sporting and cultural ...