The recycled buildings of Rome, long dismissed by architects, are getting a reappraisal as a model for how to reduce waste ...

Many structures built by ancient Romans around 2,000 years ago are still standing, and some are still in excellent condition. Over the last decade, researchers have come discover the Romans ...

However, it was the Romans who fully embraced and refined the arch, turning it into a fundamental element of their engineering: by improving materials — especially through the development of concrete ...

We asked Aicher, author of "Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome," about the Romans' sophisticated ... Vitruvius wrote ten books on architecture and he wrote about finding water.

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Nearly 2,000 years after a volcanic eruption caused hot ash to blanket the city, construction on railway lines revealed a ...

offering new insights into the opulent architecture and culture of ancient Rome that had been concealed for centuries. On Feb ...

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As control over the mountains changed hands through the centuries, Christian saints replaced the Hellenistic-Roman ... the architecture and opening Pisidia to the world. Despite the ancient ...