The Roman Empire was remarkably industrious when it came to infrastructure, constructing more than 55,000 miles of paved roads across Europe and North Africa. It’s challenging to visualize the vast ...

A new map of the ancient Roman empire plots its major roads in a way that makes sense to modern city dwellers— a subway system. Basing the map off of 125 A.D, in the midst of Hadrian's reign, the map ...

A new online tool, made by a team of historians and information technology specialists at Stanford University, shows just how long and costly it was to send people and wheat between cities in the ...

Images from ground-penetrating radar starting at depths between 35 to 40 cm (13.7 to 15.7 inches) all the way to 170 to 175 cm (66.9 to 68.9 inches). Gif: (L. Verdonck et al., 2020/Antiquity/Gizmodo) ...

Giant statues and a section of Trajan’s Column flaunt the might and culture of the empire under the successful ruler ...

Roman archaeologists are using an interesting new tool to map and study one of the ancient city's little-appreciated features: Its sewers. They've deployed a remotely controlled rover called an ...

The rise and fall of Rome through its architecture and art (statues, mosaics, frescoes). The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture, and awe-inspiring art. From its groundbreaking ...