Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what ...

We asked Aicher, author of "Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome," about the Romans' sophisticated ... Tunnels don't disturb surface activities such as farming or traffic, and that's a plus.

Airborne particles from minting coins damaged health, a new study says, and might have contributed to the Roman Empire’s ...

An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of ... the afternoon’s activities over, they would get dressed and head home, before visiting again with their fellow ...

They went to a Roman bath more for the social experience than for health reasons. It’s clear that the lack of zoning for businesses and activities in ancient Rome knitted the rich and the poor rather ...

But there is evidence that nanotechnology could have existed as far back as the 4th century in ancient Rome. That evidence lies in this, the Lycurgus cup. It’s an example of dichroic glass ...

A group of Roman re-enactors. The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world ... middle and it would have been humming with activity with the soldiers coming out and washing ...