Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The numerous ruins dating to the Roman Empire tell us a lot about ...

H ave you thought about where the water in your house comes from? If you live in a city, it probably comes from borewells ...

Standing in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago. Today, the bare shell of what was one of Rome's ...

A study of limescale buildup in an early bathing facility at Pompeii has revealed that the water was replaced only once per ...

There is no polity more storied in the west than the Roman Empire, but could its fall have really been caused by its choice ...

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient bath complex below the streets of a German city dating back to the Roman Empire. The discovery came during the construction of a new fountain in Neumarkt, located ...

Archaeologists working to install a lift and restore the ground floor of Split City Museum got more than they bargained for when they unearthed sizeable Roman baths underneath the building’s reception ...

A "huge" public bath area from the Roman era has been discovered in Spain in "excellent" condition. Archaeologists made the discovery in the city of Mérida—capital of the Extremadura region in the ...

Archaeologists in Spain unearthed well-preserved Roman public baths in the town of Mérida, according to city officials. Several parts of the ancient structure were discovered during the excavations, ...