John Stuart Mill reminds us that governments and the courts must never be allowed to criminalise matters of belief or opinion.

A Roman commander facing court martial took refuge in politics, and for ten years London was an imperial capital.

The martyr St Euphemia played a vital role in preventing the message of Christmas from being watered down.

The ancient Greek King knew victory had cost his army more than it could afford to lose.

Cicero warns those who seek power through civic unrest that they will never be the beneficiaries of it.

The mother of the Roman Emperor goes to Jerusalem on a quest close to her heart.