The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. Those ...

What can an ancient water basin discovered near Rome reveal about construction, engineering and water management techniques that may be useful today?

Scientists have uncovered how Roman concrete has endured millennia. The discovery reveals an ancient technique that allowed ...

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Nearly two millennia after the height of the Roman Empire, some of its structures are still standing. These marvels have stood the test of time, including the Pantheon in Rome; the Roman aqueducts in ...

MIT published news – reportedly solving a riddle that’s questioned the construction culture for decades. Researchers from MIT, Harvard University, and laboratories in Italy and Switzerland have ...

Ancient Rome was full of master builders and engineers. The fruits of their labors can still be seen in the aqueducts they built—which still function to this day—as well as the Pantheon, a nearly ...

A Missouri University of Science & Technology researcher aims to combine the durability of ancient Roman concrete with the flexibility of modern concrete to produce a superior building material.

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. There is the famous scene in Monty Python's "Life of Brian" ...

The famous Pantheon in Rome boasts the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome—an architectural marvel that has endured for millennia, thanks to the incredible durability of ancient Roman concrete.

Rome once had a near-equal rival just 11 miles away in the early days of the empire. The ancient Roman city of Gabii may not ...