Long before municipal water treatment plants and chlorination, ancient societies faced the same essential challenge we ...

The Aqua Marcia was the longest of the city’s aqueducts, running nearly 60 miles from its source in the countryside to the heart of ancient Rome. The author followed its course, above and below ground ...

The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. Those ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Giorgos Sachinis, director of strategy and innovation at Athens Water Supply and Sewage Company, about plans to revive an ancient aqueduct built by the Romans. How ...

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 ...

Much of the “art and architecture” of ancient Rome could be found in its infrastructure. Much of the “art and architecture” of ancient Rome could be found in its infrastructure and engineering. It was ...

ATHENS, Greece – After climate change brought another year of record-breaking heat and dwindling rainfall to Greece, the reservoirs that supply water to Athens have dropped to their lowest levels in ...

How often do you think about the Roman Empire when trying to solve modern-day problems? In Athens, the reservoirs that supply water to the city are at historic lows due to drought, heat waves and ...