Greek and Roman architecture together form a lasting legacy of innovation, with Roman engineering building upon and enhancing ...

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...

Researchers found evidence that hydraulic systems might have been used to build Egypt's Step Pyramid of Djoser 4,500 years ...

The ingenuity of the construction techniques used by Greek builders 2,000 years ago continues to dazzle the world. What did these ancient engineers get right? And how does looking to the past help ...

A once-secret passage used by Emperor Commodus to access the Rome Colosseum is opening to the public for the first time, ...

The ancient fortress of Nahavand, also known as the Yazdegerd Citadel, is set to undergo restoration as part of a significant ...

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Since the earliest civilizations, humans have needed walls to protect them. From rudimentary walls around early towns and cities to vast fortresses and castles, culminating in one of the greatest ...

Long before Pericles' Golden Age, an aristocrat named Cleisthenes laid the true foundation for Athenian democracy.

For decades, theories have claimed that ancient alien bases lie buried beneath deserts, mountains, and oceans around the ...

Using samples gathered from a permafrost tunnel north of Fairbanks, researchers have awakened microbes that were last active ...