Chedworth Roman Villa, Gloucestershire, England, UK One of several villas in England's Cotswolds, Chedworth was rediscovered in 1864 and would have been in its opulent prime around AD 360.

Instead, it blamed Herod Antipas, the Jewish ruler of Galilee – the region where Jesus grew up. Other texts from after the first few centuries A.D. said that Pilate became a Christian. Roman history ...

The complex boasts two grand halls, a columned courtyard, an inner garden, and a 430.556 square foot fish pool featuring two ...

Archaeologists in Wiltshire have unearthed the first-ever Roman villa in the Chalke Valley, complete with mosaics, a bathhouse, and more.

He imposed a sentence that Roman judges often inflicted on social subversives – crucifixion. The New Testament Gospels say so.

It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his soldiers. He imposed a sentence that Roman judges often inflicted on social ...

A Roman governor ordered Jesus’ crucifixion — so why did many Christians blame Jews for centuries? Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus.

Roman history Scholars have long debated the historical facts of Jesus’ trial. In my 2025 book, “Killing the Messiah,” I do too.