On a riverside in eastern Austria sat a mysterious set of ruins. Some believed it to be an abandoned, run-down castle. Others ...

(THE CONVERSATION) It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of ... But the chief priests of the ancient Jewish temple at Jerusalem see Jesus as a ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Lugdunum (Lyon) was mainly located on the hill of Fourvière. In order to provide drinking water to the entire city, four aqueducts transported water from the nearby mountain ...

Beneath the Rusovce Manor in Bratislava, archaeologists have uncovered a Roman aqueduct, shedding light on ancient engineering marvels. This discovery adds to the growing understanding of Roman ...

Medieval legend had it that Roman poet Virgil placed a magical siren ... of tunnels revealing 2,400 years of history, from Greek aqueducts to Second World War bomb shelters.

Restoration work on the Rusovce Mansion in the capital of Slovakia has unearthed remnants of ancient Roman and medieval structures, including, most remarkably, the first known Roman aqueduct in ...

“Saturday night starts this evening!” auctioneer Adrien Meyer announced on Friday night, as he opened bidding for Jean-Michel Basquiat’s eye-catching red painting Sabado por la Noche ...

For years, historians knew Rusovce Manor House sat atop a medieval site. What they didn’t expect was an ancient Roman aqueduct lying just beneath their feet. The discovery came during renovation ...

London is a city of layers, where shining skyscrapers are built atop some of the city’s oldest ancient sites. Recent excavations, such as a Roman basilica unearthed in London’s financial ...

Wooden doors on an adjacent street lead to the maneuvering chambers that control the fountain's water supply, coming from the Aqua Virgo — an ancient Roman aqueduct 16 kilometres (10 miles ...

One of the most remarkable discoveries has been that of an ancient Roman aqueduct, whose state of preservation makes it unparalleled in Slovak territory. This is the first Roman water conduit to be ...