Rather, as was customary at the time, Constantine was baptized on his deathbed: baptism was deferred to obtain full remission of sins before death. Today’s saint is depicted in art by one fresco ...

A portrait of the final Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palailogos, has been discovered by archaeologists in Greece. The portrait was found on a mid-15th century fresco uncovered at a monastery ...

Connection: Land, Water, Sky—Art & Music from Indigenous Australians,” which runs through February, also features eight ...

One of Rome’s most popular tourist attractions saw sudden and catastrophic storms on Wednesday, during which a bolt of lightning struck the famed Arch of Constantine, blowing chunks of stone off ...