Suggestions have emerged in recent decades that attribute the rise and fall of ancient empires such as the Roman Empire to climate ... were used to map the general changes in the size and number ...

A Jewish leader and scholar, Philo (circa 20 BC – 40 AD) risked his life to plead for greater tolerance for Jews in the Roman Empire. Philo of Alexandria was a Jewish leader, philosopher and ...

of rivers and canals Map reveals how much it would have cost to travel on roads and seas across the empire in 200 CE It calculates the route based on the season, or mode of transport chosen - and ...

One of the farthest corners of the Roman Empire, Judaea was a land of ancient ... This message announced that there was a kingdom greater than Rome, that God would provide and that the poorest ...