Most people today have a visual image of Christ. Long haired and bearded, simply dressed in homespun cloth, portrayed with ...

What did the Etruscans really look like? They lived in Italy, but the evidence suggests they came from elsewhere.

He is one of the most instantly recognisable figures in the Western world. But experts say that every image you've seen of ...

The Leaf Lace Sequin Midi Dress from Roman features everything a festive frock should, including beautiful sparkle detailing ...

An Italian Gaudete Sunday Chasuble, 17th century, Trent, embroidered silk and gold thread © Diocesan Museum of Trent, Italy.

Experts reveal insights into what Jesus really looked like based on his likely hair, skin tone, clothing, and physique.

Marriage in Roman times was often not at all romantic ... She would be wearing a tunica recta — a white woven tunic — belted with an elaborate "Knot of Hercules.” She would have carefully ...

The ceremony staged for the crown’s return takes its inspiration from a famous parade that marked the initial arrival of the ...

Numidia was part of the Roman Empire and had been for a while by ... Caracalla gets his nickname from a kind of Gothic tunic he wore obsessively. You can picture him as the sort of guy who would ...

English Heritage Secutors (Latin for pursuers) were fully armed and would be matched with a “retiarius,” or “net man,” who would be dressed in only a short tunic or apron and would try to ...

Paul Mescal completes his transition from sensitive metrosexual heartthrob to box office beefcake in Ridley Scott ’s sequel to his award-winning sword and sandal epic Gladiator, from 2000.

By Emily Guerry A lot of my research involves examining relics from Jesus’s final days. Over the years, I’ve had the ...