New research has found evidence that a Roman road network spanned Devon and Cornwall and connected significant settlements with military forts across the two counties as well as wider Britannia. A ...

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 ...

Beneath the mosaic floors of Roman villas, an ingenious system of underfloor heating transformed warmth into a mark of power ...

The charming buildings and canals of Venice have wooed visitors for centuries, but news just broke of an equally fascinating discovery below the surface. Published in Scientific Reports, researchers ...

Why are people in some regions happier and healthier than in other regions? For the first time, an international team of historians, psychologists, and economists has linked ancient Roman borders to ...

When archaeologists study how ancient civilizations traveled, they can use evidence like wagons and stables and roads to understand how goods and people moved on land. But when they want to learn ...

A Roman road network that spanned Devon and Cornwall and connected significant settlements with military forts across the two counties as well as wider Britannia has been discovered for the first time ...