The new campaign mapped an orthogonal street grid - straight axes and insula-like blocks - typical of planned Roman foundations. Within that layout, the drone data traced a large rectangular forum ...

Ancient Rome wasn’t just about gladiators and grand temples - it built one of the most advanced sanitation systems the world had ever seen. From the massive Cloaca Maxima sewer to 500 miles of ...

Ancient Greek geographer Strabo is one of the greatest writers in the ancient world, devoting his life to studying, writing, ...

In the medieval period, when Arabic chroniclers recorded eclipses, they usually noted concurrent deaths of rulers. And in Europe, a solar eclipse in 1133 was so closely associated with the 1135 death ...

There's no shortage of reasons to book a flight to Europe. The cobblestone streets, ancient ruins, Renaissance art, centuries-old castles, and sheer variety of landscapes packed into a relatively ...

Researchers have uncovered a long-forgotten Roman goldmine hidden beneath the dense vegetation of León, Spain. The site, ...

This world-leading Aussie researcher, expert legal witness and media commentator is forging new frontiers in forensic science ...

Chase the first hint of spring with cherry blossoms in Tokyo and Washington, D.C., warm days in Seville and Marrakech, tulips ...

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For decades, one theory has fascinated historians and the general public: the idea that the Roman Empire fell, at least in ...

Archaeologists identified remains matching the basilica described by Vitruvius, linking Roman architecture, Renaissance ...