We asked Aicher, author of "Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome," about ... would be impossible to imagine Rome, which had about 1,000,000 people at its peak, without its large aqueducts.

At its peak, it was home to some 2,000 people. Fragments of ancient pottery were uncovered at the site, allowing the team to map dates for when it was inhabited. They hypothesize residents fled ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...