A woman walking in the Czech Republic stumbled upon more than 2,150 early medieval silver coins. Originally stored in a ceramic pot during a time of political turmoil, the coins have sat in place ...

If the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus, two millennia ago, only wanted a complete set of data about the population in Judea, the straightforward approach would have been to send enumerators there to ...

A casual walk can change the course of history. In the rolling countryside of the Kutnohorsk Region in the Czech Republic, a woman’s quiet stroll ended with the unearthing of one of the largest ...

And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.

In his work De Officiis, the first-century B.C. Roman author and orator Cicero alludes to a currency crisis that occurred around 86 B.C. “The coinage was being tossed around,” he writes, “so no one ...

In two episodes—Mark (14: 3-5), Luke (7: 36-38), and John (12: 1-5)—Mary Magdalene anoints Jesus’ feet with perfumed oil and dries them with her hair. John reports both the quantity of perfume—a pound ...

Inflation is a common economic phenomenon that can have a significant impact on the stability of a country's economy and social structures. This was certainly true for the Roman Empire, which ...

In the year 193 AD an auction took place that sent shockwaves throughout the ancient world, as buyers competed for the greatest prize of a generation, the Roman Empire. Following the murder of emperor ...

The Free National Movement ratified four additional candidates last night during a meeting of the Central Council. FNM Chairman Dr. Duane Sands (Bamboo Town), Heather Hunt (Elizabeth), Denarri Rolle ...

Mark 14:3-9: While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and ...