The ancient Romans were great builders, especially known for their aqueducts. These are still standing today because they were made with a special kind of concrete called pozzolanic concrete. This ...
Instead of depicting the Trojan War from Homer’s “Iliad” as originally deduced, the mosaic may be of the same conflict in Aeschylus’ “Phrygians.” ...
Water is flowing again beneath the Roman Asopos Bridge at the ancient Greek city of Laodicea in Turkey after 1,300 years.
A newly analyzed Greek inscription indicates that the Great Mosque of Homs likely stands on the site of the Roman Temple of the Sun, revealing a layered history of pagan, Christian, and Islamic ...
The text—the tale of a warrior ruler—may help settle a nearly century-old puzzle about the location of the Temple of ...