Rome was the first city on the planet to have an extensive and efficient municipal water system, thanks to the empire's…

Ever since Neil DeGrasse Tyson mentioned the "lead in the water" theory of why Rome fell on Cosmos, scientists and…

Third-century China got around the ancient world. They even made it to the Roman Empire, and wrote down their thoughts…

Ever wondered how long it would take to travel from Rome to Constantinople at the peak of the Roman Empire? Or from…

As far as the people of ancient Pompeii were concerned, dead bodies and trash were basically the same thing, at least…

Climate has been the secret driver of history, particularly in the preindustrial world. Empires and kingdoms rose to…

An ancient Roman cemetery in northern England is home to 80 corpses of strong, muscular men who quite literally lost…

Nobody is entirely sure who first had the privilege of sitting on a toilet. Evidence of advanced plumbing systems in…

The Roman Empire has given speculative fiction authors plenty of fodder for alternate history tales. There are dozens…

This could very well be the world's first Swiss Army Knife. Bearing a striking resemblance to modern multi-tools, it…