This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black Archive & Library at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American ...

Women without children, like me, may be disturbed by the assertion in 1 Timothy 2:15 that women will be “saved through childbearing.” Where does that leave us? Sandra Glahn understands this concern ...

Why does Artemis of Ephesus look so different from the Greek huntress we know? Her statue’s unusual imagery has puzzled scholars for centuries. In this video, we explore the history, symbolism, and ...

The Swiss-led team discovered the site at the foot of the a hill near the fishing town of Amarynthos The Swiss-led team discovered the site at the foot of the a hill near the fishing town of ...

Over the centuries, a succession of empires—Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and, finally, Ottoman—ruled over the city of Ephesus. Yet no matter how many times it changed hands, the city remained one ...