We asked Aicher, author of "Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome," about the Romans' sophisticated ... They'd find a spring in the mountains and take that water into the city, which would ...

The ancient Romans lived in smelly cities. We know this from archaeological evidence found at the best-preserved sites of Roman Italy — Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia and Rome — as well ... ice or snow ...

A groundbreaking archaeological discovery near Mount Vesuvius is shedding new light on the ancient Roman world ... under the mountain, was seen by Augustus as a place of magic.

Mitchell spent 15 years conducting surveys of seven ancient settlements here, hacking through forgotten ruins in the mountains ... faith during the last days of Rome and the dawn of the Byzantine ...

A cross inlaid in the floor of a library marks the spot where Indiana Jones has to dig to access the ancient catacombs of ... To find catacombs, go to Rome, home of some of the oldest and longest ...

Marble has been carved here since the Ancient Roman ... Think of the Pantheon in Rome or Michelagelo's iconic statue, David. The luxury stone comes the Apuan Alps, a mountain range in northern ...