All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study shows

Advances in technology and other newly accessible sources have greatly expanded researchers’ ability to locate ancient roadways.

The Roman empire built 300,000 kilometres of roads: new study

A new comprehensive map reveals the true scale of the ancient Roman road network – but it is still incomplete.

Stunning map of ancient roads will give you a good reason to think about the Roman Empire more often

The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of previously unknown routes.

Google Maps for the ancient world! Interactive map lets you explore the vast network of Roman roads

An incredible new map captures a stunning snapshot of the Roman Empire's vast transportation system as it was nearly 2,000 ...

The 50 greatest relics of the Roman Empire, ranked and rated

What – to dip briefly into the world of Monty Python’s Life Of Brian – did the Romans ever do for us? Apart, of course, from ...

A Rome medieval tower partially collapses, badly injuring a worker

A medieval tower near the Roman Forum has partially collapsed during renovation work, critically injuring at least one worker ...
Ancient Origins

Water Tunnels Reveal Medieval Sugar Industry Secrets

One of the Mamluk-era tunnels carved into tufa rock at Nahal 'Amal, revealing the sophisticated hydraulic engineering that powered medieval sugar production. (Azriel Yechezkel / A. Frumkin et al., ...