Messina and I were standing in a sepulchral stretch of the Aqua Anio Vetus, one of the superbly crafted aqueducts that once channeled water into ancient Rome, built beginning in 272 B.C. and dry ...

During the past few years, he has matched pre-medieval maps ... aqueducts, bridges and road markers that point to the engineering sophistication, as well as the reach, of ancient Rome.

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 ...

The geopolitical importance of Cyprus has been both a blessing and a curse, sparking centuries of conflict over control of ...

Yet here, at the valley’s center, are the remains of this once-lavish city, watered by hidden aqueducts ... Roman baths, and the camel caravans and marketplace bustle befitting the center of an ...

Tucked along the banks of the Catawba River in the small community of Catawba, this 3-mile trail delivers vistas so stunning they seem computer-generated, except they’re wonderfully, gloriously real.

Landsford Canal State Park in Catawba, South Carolina isn’t just a trail—it’s the Mother’s Day gift you never knew would be so perfect. This gentle 3-mile adventure along the Catawba River delivers ...

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 ...

A British man has died after falling from a viewing platform at a famed Roman aqueduct in the Spanish city of Segovia.