The roughly 11,000 inscriptions preserved by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 C.E. offer a glimpse into everyday life in the ...
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This Ancient Construction Site in the Ruins of Pompeii Is Revealing New Secrets About the 2,000-Year-Old Recipe for Roman Concrete
New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...
An excavation in Senon, France, unearthed three amphorae full of ancient Roman coins that had been buried under the floor of ...
Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...
Stunning map of ancient roads will give you a good reason to think about the Roman Empire more often
How often do you think about the Roman Empire? For a team of international researchers who went all in and mapped the ancient Roman road system, the answer — truly — is every day. And now, anyone can ...
A site in Switzerland contained evidence of an administrative center that was part of a bigger plan to build a urban center ...
Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...
The recent archaeological discovery also deepens our understanding of trade networks between India and the Roman Empire.
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In a Remote Egyptian Port, Roman Officers May Have Proven Their Status by Owning Exotic Monkeys From India
Berenike was an isolated, windswept outpost. It linked the Roman Empire to the trade routes of India, Arabia, and East Africa ...
There were many ways in which the elites of ancient Roman society flaunted their wealth. They built vast villas, sponsored ...
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