Restoration work on the Rusovce Mansion in the capital of Slovakia has unearthed remnants of ancient Roman and medieval structures, including, most remarkably, the first known Roman aqueduct in the ...

Aqueducts are very impressive examples of the art of construction in the Roman Empire. Even today, they still provide us with new insights into aesthetic, practical, and technical aspects of ...

Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), the University of Oxford, and the University of Innsbruck have deciphered the complex history of the ancient aqueduct system of Arles in ...

NOVA: The arcades are what come to mind as one of the signatures of the Roman Empire. Why did the Romans seem to have a love affair with arcades? AICHER: The aqueducts were largely a gravity system.

Road construction in Limoges uncovered a ventilation shaft and underground tunnels built by the ancient Romans as an aqueduct. Photo from F. Devevey and Inrap During construction work in a city of ...

The ancient Romans were revered for their architectural prowess, and their aqueducts remain a testament to their engineering acumen. As we face modern-day challenges of water scarcity in ...

Forty years ago, when children in Naples were playing in caves and tunnels under the hill of Posillipo in Italy, they didn't know their playground was actually a Roman aqueduct. When they shared their ...

ROME (Reuters Life!) - Two British film-makers believe they have solved a mystery that has foxed archaeologists for centuries: the source of a 1,900-year-old aqueduct which supplied the ancient city ...