Greek Reporter

What If Our Buildings Could Self-Heal? The Romans Had the Answer

Roman buildings were engineered with hot mixed, self-healing concrete of quicklime and volcanic ash that strengthens in seawater.
Popular Mechanics

A Discovery in an Ancient City Could Change What We Know About Roman Architecture

Excavations in the ancient Roman city Gabii have uncovered a water basin that could predate much of Roman monumental architecture. Experts believe the water basin could sit alongside another ...
Science Daily

Monumental Roman basin hidden for 2,000 years unearthed near Rome

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Gabii have uncovered a massive stone-lined basin that may represent one ...
ExtremeTech

Scientists Figure Out Why Roman Buildings Have Survived For So Long

The Roman Pantheon, Colosseum, and other landmarks each draw more than 7 million visitors per year. It’s only fair: For more than 2,000 years, the buildings have presented tangible evidence of the ...
Architectural Digest

Roman Empire on the Mind: 5 Buildings That Justify the Male Fixation With the Era

“Every time I fight people, I think about walking into the Colosseum,” Adam Woolard, a model and boxer, told his fiancée, former Bachelorette Hannah Browne, in a viral TikTok. “It’s like, if this is a ...