A new discovery from the Roman empire outlines a juicy case of second-century crime. Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of ...

SUMMARY Slavery was integral to Roman society, and slaves outnumbered citizens in Rome. There were many routes to slavery, including as prisoners of war, selling oneself into slavery, or being born a ...

Court documents from an ancient tax fraud and forgery case show that tax evasion was an issue even 2,000 years ago.

The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...

Explore the fascinating narrative of forgery and tax evasion in ancient Rome through the discovery of a remarkable Greek ...

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

The document is the longest Greek document found in the Judean Desert, spanning over 133 lines of written text.

New research on the longest Greek papyrus from the Judean Desert ever discovered offers unprecedented insights into life in ...