one of the first major Roman roads. Three more aqueducts were built in the third and second centuries B.C.: Aqua Anio Vetus, Aqua Marcia, and Aqua Tepula. Aided by his son-in-law Marcus Vipsanius ...

The aqueduct, first built almost 2,000 years ago, was a vital part of Roman life in the Dorset town, supplying water for its public baths, fountains and wealthy households. Now the BU team has ...

Archaeologists have unearthed ground-breaking new information which could help us understand more about Roman life in Dorchester. Experts have discovered that the Dorchester aqueduct, which is one ...

The history of the aqueduct-monument, unknown to many, commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian - It spans eight ...

When the aqueduct must flow higher than about five feet, Roman engineers should use an arcade rather than a wall. The arched arcades require less material than walls and don't interfere with the ...

Aqueducts are one of the wonders of the Roman Empire. These graceful structures are not only majestic, but are engineering marvels that survive to this day. In "Construct an Aqueduct," you are ...

During modernization work on a gas pipeline near Cologna Spiaggia in the Borsacchio Nature Reserve, located in the Abruzzo region of Italy, underground structures were uncovered that point to the ...

Five Roman-era aqueducts in the Blaundos Ancient City, located in Uşak's Ulubey district, have been restored. Blaundos, an ...

Archaeologists at Bournemouth University have uncovered new details about the Roman aqueduct near Dorchester, revealing it was two kilometers longer than previously thought. The aqueduct is one of the ...

15 news release. As they dug, archaeologists found a circular opening leading to some underground tunnels and identified the structure as an ancient Roman aqueduct. Photos show the eerie ruins.

Byron Smith for The New York Times Known as Hadrian’s Aqueduct, after the Roman emperor who commissioned ... But after Athens’s first major dam was built in the early 20th century to meet ...