It was a 4th-century BC fresco known as the “Madonna of Aigai.” This ancient Greek depiction bears striking similarities to the traditional portrayals of Virgin Mary we are all used to. This is why it ...

Journalist with 30 years in news writing for CNN, KLAS-TV, WCMH-TV, Newsweek, Mediaite, and RawStory. Author of the award-nominated non-fiction book, "Stealing Sisi's Star," now a serial podcast ...

History explains the modern world by tracking phenomena like gender, race, class, religion, the state, empire, or capitalism back through time. Our historians are able to reach back to the Roman ...