News

Share This Video Embed Video Rick Steves' Europe Art Bites 129: Ancient Roman Roads, Theaters, Arenas, and Aqueducts SNaNEp0 Fixed iFrame Width: in pixelspxHeight: in pixelspx ...
See the Eternal City from an entirely new and (bar the odd rapid) more relaxing angle by rafting, kayaking or rowing along ...
Engineers are looking to Ancient Roman architecture like the Colosseum and the Pantheon when it comes to future “recipes” of sustainable concrete.
The Romans began constructing roads in the 4th century BCE, starting with the Via Appia (Appian Way) in 312 BCE, which ...
The Roman Empire, one of the most powerful civilizations in history, was not only known for its military might and architectural marvels but also for its vast and complex economy that sustained its ...
The ancient Roman city of Suasa may have contained one of Italy’s first—and largest—arts districts. Archaeologists uncovered ...
FOLLOWING CAESAR: From Rome to Constantinople, the Pathways That Planted the Seeds of Empire. By John Keahey. St. Martin’s Press. 256 pages. $30.
Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered a Roman production district in the ancient city of Suasa, revealing ancient structures ...
From ancient Rome to new Constantinople, magnificent churches grew up, and within a hundred years of his death, Christianity was the major religion in the Roman Empire.
We don’t have Roman roads in Massachusetts. (Though we do have ancient infrastructure: as its name suggests, the Mohawk Trail in western Massachusetts runs along an old Native American path.) ...
Also discovered were two major Roman roads running through the city, including the Domitian Way, which linked Italy with Spain through southern France. The wear and tear on the stone pavements of ...