From Ancient Aqueducts to Digital Connectivity: a Modern Traveler’s Guide to Rome
The capital of Italy is Rome, and it is located along the Tiber River, approximately 15 miles (24 km) from the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a memorial to the creative …
The capital of Italy is Rome, and it is located along the Tiber River, approximately 15 miles (24 km) from the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a memorial to the creative …
A 1,700-Year-Old Coin Reveals the Story of Roman Britain It was a small silver coin, lying quietly beneath the English countryside, and it had probably been there for more than …
When the Danube Falls: The Roman World Emerging From the River For ages, the Danube hid a Roman bridge. Then, in the summer of 2026, the river became so low …
The History of Preserving the Colosseum The Colosseum has survived earthquakes, fires, abandonment, stone robbers, medieval builders, pollution, and finally, millions of visitors. Luckily, it was built for large crowds. …
The Romans Built It. Then Centuries of People Destroyed It Piece by Piece There are few things more frustrating for an archaeologist than finding a hole where something important used …
When we imagine the Roman army in the military camp, we usually imagine order. Straight roads. Rectangular military camps. Soldiers marching in formation. Everything is measured, planned, and organized with …
A hyper-realistic reconstruction of Julius Caesar has been making the rounds again, and once more the internet has decided it knows exactly what the great man looked like. Here at …
Roman engineers had a simple philosophy about rivers: if one was in the way, you bridged it — preferably in a dead straight line, ideally before lunch. As our guide …
If you want to understand how Rome stamped its grid across the wet hills of northern Britain, Templeborough is a near-perfect case study — a textbook auxiliary fort built to …
Interest in Ancient Rome remains strong, as shown by recurring Google Trends spikes around the Roman Empire and high visitor numbers at the British Museum, including Roman-themed exhibitions. So, if …
At first glance, the Egyptian Pharaohs and the Roman Emperors have almost nothing in common, but there is a carved stone from ancient Egypt, weathered by time, etched with hieroglyphs, …
When History Rises from the Ground Most archaeological discoveries begin with careful planning. Surveys, maps, excavation grids, everything measured and controlled. But not this time. No no. Like this wanted …
Step Inside a Roman Home Like today, Roman houses also represented the difference between the people who lived a luxurious life and those who weren’t that lucky. These Roman houses …
A Discovery That Changes How We See Rome When we think about the Roman camp, we imagine a firm stronghold somewhere in Italy, or somewhere in Spain, or in …