New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...
Fresh excavations in Pompeii have turned a buried construction workshop into a working laboratory, revealing how Roman ...
On the market for $26 million, Villa d'Autore on the Via Appia Antica was once owned by the Italian cinema icon and her ...
The city of Segovia is not large, but its old town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Its cathedral is one of ...
The ancient Tunnel of Eupalinos on the island of Samos, Greece is considered a marvel of engineering and craftsmanship.
Yet, everything changed when archaeologists uncovered a remarkably preserved construction site in Pompeii. Buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, the site had retained raw material piles, ...