Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

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Archaeologists uncovered a Pompeii project that reveals how ancient Romans used hot-mixing technology to create durable ...

Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many ...

ROME, Italy -- Aerial photos of the world-renowned Colosseum and the Roman Forum reveal the impressive scale of Rome’s ...

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Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

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Beneath the complex is the Temple of Sulis-Minerva, the original temple built by the Romans and dedicated to the goddess ...

Located in western Tunisia, the plants operated between the third and sixth centuries and likely helped supply precious olive ...