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An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia.

Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable?

6 January 2023

An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia.

Once local and irregular, time-keeping became universal and linear in 311 BCE. History would never be the same again

When time became regular and universal, it changed history – Paul J Kosmin | Essays

7 May 2019

Once local and irregular, time-keeping became universal and linear in 311 BCE. History would never be the same again

Thermopolia used by poorer residents with few cooking facilities, archaeologists say

Pompeii ‘fast food’ bar unearthed in ancient city after 2,000 years

27 March 2019

Thermopolia used by poorer residents with few cooking facilities, archaeologists say

Archaeologists have long focused on the skeletons of those killed by Mt. Vesuvius, but one scholar wants to know the story of the Romans who escaped the eruption of 79 A.D.

Archaeologist Finds New Evidence Of The Romans Who Escaped Mt. Vesuvius

18 February 2019

Archaeologists have long focused on the skeletons of those killed by Mt. Vesuvius, but one scholar wants to know the...

The Ancient Greek rebel leader who saw Socrates solo-dancing – Eve Browning

The Ancient Greek rebel leader who saw Socrates solo-dancing – Eve Browning | Essays

10 January 2019

Brilliant leader, kind horseman and friend of Socrates: Xenophon's writings inspire a humane, practical approach to life

What America can learn from the fall of the Roman republic

What America can learn from the fall of the Roman republic

1 January 2019

The Roman republic destroyed itself. Are we on a similar path?

‘Rome: A History in Seven Sackings’ Review: The City That Survived

‘Rome: A History in Seven Sackings’ Review: The City That Survived

29 June 2018

British novelist Matthew Kneale presents the biography of Rome as a tale of disaster.

Roman Tomb Unearthed; to Everyone’s Surprise, It’s Intact

Roman Tomb Unearthed; to Everyone’s Surprise, It’s Intact

1 June 2018

Excavations for an aqueduct happened upon a fourth century B.C. chamber tomb, with four skeletons and funerary wares.

He Fled the Ash That Buried Pompeii, Only to Be Crushed by a Rock

He Fled the Ash That Buried Pompeii, Only to Be Crushed by a Rock

30 May 2018

Archaeologists in Italy found the skeleton of a man protruding from a huge block of stone, almost 2,000 years after...

Skeleton unearthed of man crushed by huge rock in Vesuvius eruption

Skeleton unearthed of man crushed by huge rock in Vesuvius eruption

29 May 2018

Block of stone violently thrown up by volcanic cloud fell on to victim, Pompeii archaeologists say.

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