To the Romans, Jesus was a troublemaker who had got his just desserts. To the Christians, however, he was a martyr and it was soon clear that the execution had made Judaea even more unstable.

Nails supposedly used in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ were discovered in a burial cave in Jerusalem alongside two bone ...

Two nails found in an ossuary in a south Jerusalem burial cave have been linked to the crucifixion of Jesus, with one expert ...

Two Roman-era nails were discovered in a burial cave in south Jerusalem in 1990, with filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici now ...

The Last Days of Jesus looks at some new theories regards his death. The Last Days of Jesus is a 2-hour special on PBS taking a fascinating look at the Roman politics that might well have led to ...

Experts believe they have found the lost Roman city of Julias, formerly the village of Bethsaida, which was the home of Jesus' apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip.

Although they might not have seen Romans on a day-to-day basis, the imposition of Roman power was certainly there. In the case of the client kingdom, Judea, Herod's rule and Herod's forces would ...

Jesus turned the world upside down, and it’s never been the same since. Jesus did something almost entirely new. It wasn’t beyond comprehension for Romans, say, ...

What archaeology can—and can’t—tell us about Jesus’ crucifixion. From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don ...

For the Roman soldier to imitate this act of compassion by putting a sponge soaked in wine and gall on the tip of his spear and holding it up to Jesus’ mouth, as the writer of Matthew makes ...