A mysterious fort and a hidden connection.

In what’s now the capital of Islamic State.

The not-“Jesus novel.”

The menorah chamber.

Currency as a demonstration of national independence.

A major Roman-era industry.

The Vigna Randanini.

Possibly from the suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt.

The best of the Roman tradition.

And founder of the ritual-murder accusation.

It may have had something to do with early Christianity.

What the arch of Titus tells us, and doesn’t tell us, about one of the oldest Jewish symbols.

“Like Ben Hur, but bigger and better.”

Construction workers tried to hide it.