Fordham University offers extracts from the "Secret History," written by Procopius, describing the dark side of Justinian's rule.

A companion website to the documentary about the early Christian movement. Includes interactive activities, timelines, and primary sources.

The Magdeburg Panel is one of a group of sixteen ivory plaques depicting a cycle of scenes from the Life of Christ. The original set, numbering forty or fifty, decorated a large piece of church furniture in Magdeburg Cathedral.

The bust shows an old man, clean-shaven and with closely-cropped hair, indicated with rows of simple shallow gouges on the head. The details of his face are closely observed, especially his rather small eyes and the jowls and cheeks,...