A forgotten rival of Ancient Rome has recently come into the spotlight for its impressive water basin, a testament to ...

In regards to the basin, it likely had a ceremonial use, based on finds of pottery and oil lamps discovered very nearby.

Beneath the mosaic floors of Roman villas, an ingenious system of underfloor heating transformed warmth into a mark of power ...

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

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

Archaeologists led by University of Missouri professor Marcello Mogetta have uncovered a massive stone-lined water basin in the ancient Roman city of Gabii, just eleven miles east of Rome. Built ...

The Segovia aqueduct was a statement of intent from Rome to its conquered subjects in Hispania. After two centuries of conflict, Augustus finally succeeded in annexing the Iberian Peninsula to the ...

Recent archaeological discoveries across the Americas are reshaping our understanding of ancient history. At the forefront is ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago past. Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, ...

The famed Colosseum in Rome fell into neglect hundreds of years ago, making visitors today strain to imagine how it looked in all its glory back in ancient times. Now the huge stone amphitheater, one ...

In the archaeological site of the city of Gabii, just eighteen kilometers east of Rome, the earth has begun to reveal one of its best-kept secrets — a structure that compels a rewriting of the early ...