2, 000 people marching as legionaries, centurions, Senators, gladiators, vestals, priestesses, and

AN ancient pot proudly decorated with todgers and used by Roman soldiers for bawdy banter has been dug up by builders. The 1, 900-year-old vessel, showing a chariot being pulled by four large phalluses, was identified by archaeologists at a new housing site.... An ancient pot proudly decorated with todgers and used by Roman soldiers for bawdy banter has been dug up by builders Experts reckon the jug was designed as a joke in the second century for soldiers’ fireside amusement. The Roman Empire

A nearly 1, 800-year-old mosaic floor from an early Christian prayer hall was discovered in 2005 at the site of a prison in northern Israel.... Should the centuries-old decorated floor, which is near what’s believed to be the site of the prophesied battle of Armageddon, be uprooted and lent to a U.S. museum that has been criticized for past acquisition practices?... It was discovered by Israeli archaeologists in 2005 during a salvage excavation conducted as part of the planned expansion of an

He said Benedict" did not deliberately do anything wrong." Benedict, who resigned in 2013, remains a hero to conservatives who are at odds with Francis' style of a more open and welcoming Church. Conservative Italian newspapers ran editorials on Friday defending Benedict and attacking the report.... " His defenders will continue defending him and his detractors will continue throwing mud," Melloni said.In an address on Friday, Pope Francis promised to push ahead with punishing abuse and said th