The tomb and its personal artifacts are some of the first true pieces of evidence of an early Roman presence in the area. The settlement, likely the area’s first from the Roman expansion, was known as Coriovallum, and the deceased Flaccus is now the oldest known name of an individual in the city’s history.

New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to build structures that endured for centuries

While archaeologists have previously documented a few similar examples of ancient Roman pet monkeys elsewhere, they genetically traced back to the Barbary macaques of Africa. “The Berenike burials of monkeys of this species are the first unequivocal indication of organized importation of non-human primates from beyond the ocean,

The only snag was that this didn’t match the recipe as described in historical texts. Now the same team is back with a fresh analysis of samples collected from a recently discovered site that confirms the Romans did indeed use hot mixing,

Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now inspire modern engineers

One way to bring a touch of five-star hotel class into your home is by installing a Roman faucet in your bathtub.