The design of the nation's capital was meant to convey a "new Rome," symbolizing an empire of liberty. The seat of the ...

New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...

A large Roman-era settlement uncovered near the Limmat River in Switzerland has stunned archaeologists, not for what it ...

All the Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and Roman Catholic churches graced with the polychromes, stained-glass windows, paintings and icons authored by Jerzy Nowosielski are countless. However, the painter ...

The urge for the curve extends to interior design, furniture and restaurants.

This walk explores the interior of a historic church in Rome, featuring a grand dome, classical frescoes, and detailed stone ...

Scene of Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 CE contains a construction site where unfinished walls, dry materials and tools have ...

Scientists have uncovered a construction site frozen in time by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD at Pompeii, revealing ...

Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...

Nearly 2,000 years after a devastating volcanic eruption destroyed and entombed a thriving Roman city, researchers are turning to the novel technique of digital archaeology to reveal the “lost Pompeii ...

For the first time ever, researchers have mapped the entirety of the vast Roman road network highlighting its immense influence on European relations and history ...

An international research team has created a new map of the Roman Empire — and it expands the ancient road network by more than 60,000 miles (100,000 kilometers). "The 200-year research history on ...