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

Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

From the iconic Colosseum in Rome to Hadrian’s Wall all the way in England, there’s one question most people must ask ...

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...

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

Back in 2023, we reported on MIT scientists’ conclusion that Romans employed “hot mixing” with quicklime, among other ...

Concrete was the foundation of the Roman Empire. For centuries, researchers have tried to uncover the secret behind the ...

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

Located in western Tunisia, the plants operated between the third and sixth centuries and likely helped supply precious olive ...

Archaeologists uncover a Roman stadium hidden for 1,800 years in Syedra, a modern structure that changes what you knew about ...

Tim Newcomb is a journalist based in the Pacific Northwest. He covers stadiums, sneakers, gear, infrastructure, and more for ...

Ancient Roman ideas of privacy differed radically from our own, and their communal toilets reveal a mindset almost impossible ...