Ancient Rome was far more technologically advanced than most people realize. From precision engineering and durable concrete ...
The ancient Tunnel of Eupalinos on the island of Samos, Greece is considered a marvel of engineering and craftsmanship.
Berenike was an isolated, windswept outpost. It linked the Roman Empire to the trade routes of India, Arabia, and East Africa ...
MIT scientists have used modern technology to unravel the mysterious self-healing properties of ancient Roman concrete.
From ancient Rome to medieval Spain to Renaissance Venice, generations of mariners have relied on biscotti as a source of ...
Pompeii Archeological Park site map, with showing where the ancient building site is located, with colour coded piles of raw construction materials (right): purple: debris; green: piles of dry ...
If you feel a thrill every time we discover something new about the cosmos, then November 25th may have been a noteworthy day ...
Roman concrete is often hailed as a major engineering feat. It has allowed the Empire’s monumental structures to remain ...
Scientists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have unearthed a construction site preserved exactly as it was when ...
In collaboration with scientists in Germany, EPFL researchers have demonstrated that the spiral geometry of tiny, twisted ...