The pool measures an impressive 65 by 22.5 meters and was constructed with smooth-cut marble blocks. Its location near ancient Tyana, one of Cappadocia's most important Roman cities, places it within ...
Excavations in the ancient Roman city Gabii have uncovered a water basin that could predate much of Roman monumental architecture. Experts believe the water basin could sit alongside another ...
From a mosaic of flip-flops in Sicily to Cicero’s possible sauna, new discoveries prove that bathing has always been about more than getting clean. Ancient Roman flip-flop mosaic from the Villa Romana ...
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.
In a city filled to the brim with iconic buildings of both the ancient and not-so-ancient variety, the Colosseum of Rome stands apart from the rest. The ancient stadium, an arched, elliptical arena, ...
As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and scientists now say those roads stretched 50% longer than previously ...
New findings increase the known length of the Roman Empire’s road network by more than 60,000 miles ...