Aqueducts were costly public works ... 1. Materials: Basic Roman construction materials were stone blocks, concrete, mortar, tiles, and bricks. The structure was faced with a mix of lime and ...

They are quick and easy to build for they require neither the construction of ... When the aqueduct must flow higher than about five feet, Roman engineers should use an arcade rather than a ...

Aqueducts are one of the wonders of the Roman Empire. These graceful structures are not only majestic, but are engineering marvels that survive to this day. In "Construct an Aqueduct," you are ...

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

Restoration work on the Rusovce Mansion in the capital of Slovakia has unearthed remnants of the first known Roman aqueduct ...

While excavating the grounds of Rusovce Manor House near Bratislava, Slovakia, archaeologists unexpectedly came across the ...

Alongside the aqueduct, the team uncovered Roman luxury ceramics and settlement ... likely used to make lime, a multi-use construction material, according to Smithsonian Magazine.

Digging into the lawn of a historic mansion in the capital city of Slovakia, archaeologists and their team of university ...

The restoration work on Rusovce Castle, a neo-Gothic gem located in a district of Bratislava, Slovakia, has led to the ...

While excavating the front lawn, archaeologists unearthed an ancient Roman aqueduct, a tunnel-like structure used for supplying water, the University of Trnava said in a March 7 news release.