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Doctors, Diseases and Deities: Epidemic Crises and Medicine in Ancient Rome
This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in 2014.—Ed. There’s no question that today’s modern culture is very different from that of ancient Rome, but certain human realities remain...
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Ancient Egyptian Diseases: Oldest Case of Scurvy?
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN DISEASES: A nearly 6,000-year-old infant skeleton uncovered at the ancient settlement of Nag el-Qarmila in Egypt may provide the earliest attested evidence of scurvy. Photo: Egyptian...
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The Cyprian Plague
This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in 2014.—Ed. Archaeologists in Thebes have discovered a burial for victims of the 3rd-century C.E. Cyprian Plague. Photo by N. Cijan ©...
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Justinian Plague Linked to the Black Death
This Bible History Daily article was originally published in 2013.—Ed. “During these times there was a pestilence, by which the whole human race came near to being annihilated.” –Procopius, 542 C.E....
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D.C.-Area Archaeology Event
The Washington, D.C.-area Biblical Archaeology Society of Northern Virginia (BASONOVA) will host the lecture “Doctors, Diseases and Deities: Epidemic Crises and Medicine in Ancient Rome” by Sarah...
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Classical Corner: The Antonine Plague and the Spread of Christianity
Marcus Aurelius. Photo: © DEA Picture Library/Art Resource, NY.The year was 166 C.E., and the Roman Empire was at the zenith of its power. The triumphant Roman legions, under the command of Emperor...
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When Was the First Communion?
While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it, he broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks, he...
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Prehistoric Parasite Bloomed with Mesopotamian Farming
At Tell Zeidan, the skeleton of an individual who suffered from schistosomiasis was excavated from a Chalcolithic-period grave. A recent study suggests the use of irrigation in Mesopotamian farming...
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Heart Disease in Mummies
Today, heart disease is one of the greatest threats to our health due to our increasingly sedentary lifestyle, the ubiquity of fast food and other modern risk factors. CT scan of an Egyptian mummy...
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4,200-Year-Old Egyptian Skeleton Shows Earliest Evidence of Breast Cancer
Ancient cancer incidences are rarely found in the archaeological record. Pictured is the skeleton of a woman from the Qubbet el-Hawa necropolis in Egypt. This 4,200-year-old skeleton possesses the...
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