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Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the construction of buildings, bridges, and aqueducts, many of which are still ...

Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have lasted for thousands of years. The discovery points to a special ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colosseum Archeological Park guide Valentina uses a head-mounted device to livestream a guided tour for the press of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Arch of Caligula at the archaeological site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in AD 79.

Travel throughout much of Europe today and you’ll find traces of the Roman Empire everywhere. Amphitheaters, aqueducts, walls, bridges, forts and other structures built centuries ago are still ...

Archaeologists excavating a Pompeii site uncovered the secret behind the longevity of ancient Roman structures: a unique concrete mixture that could chemically repair itself over time. A recent study, ...

An ancient Pompeii wall at a newly excavated site, where Associate Professor Admir Masic applied compositional analysis (overlayed to right) to understand how ancient Romans made concrete that has ...

ROME (AP) — One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a livestreamed tour of its hard-to-reach underground frescoes and ...