First transmitted in 1960, Sir Mortimer Wheeler surveys some of the Roman Empire’s most impressive architectural feats and the artworks that characterised the period. Show more First transmitted ...

During a recent excavation on the grounds of a mansion in Slovakia, researchers discovered something remarkable: a Roman ...

The discovery changes the whole timeline of the collapse. A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far longer than ...

Despite Rome’s glorious architecture, only the richest citizens ... same rituals at dinner time – the rituals that made them Roman. The ancient Rome that remains today is one of fabulous ...

Researchers said this Eastern Roman Empire architecture represents a Roman reconquest of Northern Italy under the emperor. The Basilica of Aquileia is believed to be adapted from other churches in ...

Concrete is an incredibly useful and versatile building material on which not only today’s societies, but also the ancient Roman Empire was built. To this day Roman concrete structures can be ...

2012 Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's Wall. Map 1: Skinburness (north) to Maryport (south) 2012 Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's Wall. Map 2: Cardurnock (west) to Willowholme, Carlisle ...

What would Rome and the Roman Empire have been like without their ... Vitruvius wrote ten books on architecture and he wrote about finding water. Some of his advice is obvious, like looking ...

The Roman Empire. Julia finds a coin from the time ... ways Ancient Rome has influenced modern-day Britain - from architecture, to language, place names, government, the law, etc.