Another important Roman sight in the city is the Cryptoporticus, arches built as semi-underground foundations for the Forum, which had been long gone except for its two columns.

Braving bitter cold and wind, archaeologists in Serbia surveyed the site of an ancient Roman triumphal arch, one of only a handful in the Balkans, that dates back to the third century. The ...

ROME >> The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was damaged after a violent storm hit Rome, conservation authorities said on Tuesday.

Roman concrete was crucial to the Colosseum’s foundation and overall structure. Its use dates back to the third century BCE in harbor construction, where water resistance was essential.

Braving bitter cold and wind, archaeologists in Serbia surveyed the site of an ancient Roman triumphal arch, one of only a handful in the Balkans, that dates back to the third century.

I continue my Great Structures Week with focus on structural engineering innovations from ancient Rome. I am drawing these posts from The Teaching Company course, “Understanding the World’s ...

The arch could not have been Etruscan: those artisans never got to the city. It was not Roman: they arrived long after the city was built.

KOSTOLAC, Serbia — Braving bitter cold and wind, archaeologists in Serbia surveyed the site of an ancient Roman triumphal arch, one of only a handful in the Balkans, that dates back to the third ...