The man's burial with the amulet is a likely indication of the depth of his commitment to Christianity, researchers believe.

She added that the find sheds new light on the early phases of the spread of Christianity in Europe and on the lives of people during the later Roman Empire. Read also: Ancient map reveals ...

The spread of Christianity was made a lot easier by the efficiency of the Roman Empire, but its principles were sometimes misunderstood and membership of the sect could be dangerous. Although ...

A small, silver amulet found by a skeleton in a nearly 2000-year-old grave in Frankfurt, Germany may offer new insights into the early spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.

This was around the same time or possibly before Christianity spread to Northern Europe. Once in North Africa, Christianity spread slowly West from Alexandria and East to Ethiopia. Through North ...