A silver amulet found next to a skeleton in a 1,800-year-old grave in Germany speaks to the importance — and the risk — of being Christian in Roman times.

A small silver amulet discovered by archaeologists in Germany could transform our understanding of how Christianity spread under the Roman Empire, experts have said.

Archaeologists discovered a silver amulet containing an 18-line text showing the oldest known devotion to Christianity north of the Alps. Computer technology helped unravel the mystery of the text hidden within a silver amulet from the third century A.D.

The relationship between Christianity and the Roman Empire is one of profound significance, and has shaped the evolution of the faith from its earliest days. Christianity emerged within a vast empire,

Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery of a 3rd-century amulet, which may be the oldest evidence of Christianity north of the Alps. During archaeological research, this find was discovered in Nidda,