The discovery of a single grave in a Dutch town has pushed the story of Rome’s northern frontier into sharper focus than any ...

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

Urban populations in southern Britain experienced a decline in health that lasted for generations after the Romans arrived ...

Heavier bands of snow in the morning were possible in northwest Indiana, along with gusty winds and low visibility.

Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

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

A digital atlas of ancient Rome’s highways and byways reveals a road network that was more extensive than thought.

For centuries, historians have traced the arteries of the Roman Empire through fragmentary maps and uneven records. Now, a new digital atlas nearly doubles the known extent of Roman roads, charting ...

The road network of the ancient Roman Empire has long been a symbol of efficiency, connecting vast territories across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Now, thanks to an ambitious study, we ...

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. A social media trend revealed a few years ago that men think about the Roman Empire, the most impressive one in human history, more often than they probably ever ...

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 dive into the newly created visualization tool, ...