Beneath a public square in Athens lies an engineering marvel that has been dormant for centuries. A part of it passes under a ...

The Romans used concrete to build aqueducts, bridges and buildings that have endured for over 2,000 years. The post Why Roman ...

Engineers believe Hadrian’s Aqueduct, which was constructed in the second century, can help the city conserve dwindling water ...

When some residents of Athens, Greece, turn on their sinks, showers and public fountains later this month, water will flow to ...

Aqueducts were costly public works, and not all Roman cities necessarily required them. Some cities, such as Pompeii, had their water needs met by wells or public and private cisterns dug beneath ...

The block is believed to be one of hundreds of foundation stones from an unfinished Roman aqueduct intended to funnel water to the ancient city of Artaxata. Although the original source of the ...

Although Roman-era tombs had been found nearby in the past, the excavation team were surprised to find the remains of an underground Roman aqueduct at the site. (Image credit: Maja Miljević-Đajić) ...

The First Roman Aqueduct Ever Found in Slovakia Sports an Ancient Manufacturer’s Stamp and a Paw Print Researchers found the channel on historic grounds near the country’s capital, Bratislava ...

Sextus Julius Frontinus, the first-century commissioner of the aqueducts, wrote that the fount of the Marcia is near the 36th milestone of the ancient Roman road Via Valeria (roughly 35 miles east ...

Along with the discovery of the aqueduct, the excavations also revealed a "prehistoric settlement" in the area that dates back to the Early Bronze Age, between about 2600 and 2300 B.C.

Built during a period of about half a millennium (roughly 300 B.C. to A.D. 200), aqueducts around the former Roman Empire are highly recognizable today thanks to their multitiered arched structure.

A section of the ancient Roman aqueduct found at Rusovce Mansion. Photo from the University of Trnava So far, archaeologists have uncovered about 125 feet of the aqueduct, the university said.