How often do you think about the Roman Empire when trying to solve modern-day problems? In Athens, the reservoirs that supply water to the city are at historic lows due to drought, heat waves and ...
The aqueduct was found on the grounds of the Rusovce Mansion. University of Trnava During a recent excavation on the grounds of a mansion in Slovakia, researchers discovered something remarkable: a ...
ROME – Grooves from the wheels of chariots passing on the Appian Way are worn into stones laid 312 years before Christ was born. You can still see the parallel marks today, not far from the remains of ...
Researchers investigated Pompeii's water system, including the "water castle" pictured here, which served as the water distribution structure for Pompeii's aqueduct. Cees Passchier Pompeii’s public ...
There is no polity more storied in the west than the Roman Empire, but could its fall have really been caused by its choice of plumbing material?