A recent archaeological excavation in Switzerland took a somber turn when historians discovered a collection of infant ...

Archaeologists surveyed a mainstreet in downtown Limoges in 2023 ahead of a road construction project. Using georadar, they identified some possible ancient Roman ruins and decided to excavate ...

A nearly yearlong excavation project in northern Switzerland is offering a glimpse into life in some of the Roman empire’s ...

Building the Appian Way was a massive undertaking, but the excellent craftsmanship of the road was apparent for centuries. First-century A.D. Roman poet Statius called it longarum regina viarum ...

As the Roman empire spread across Europe and the Mediterranean their civilization left a visible legacy far beyond that of their infrastructure projects.

The Appian Way symbolized the Roman Empire’s might ... archaeologists unearthed a piece of the road that had once been filled with building materials and statues—apparently in an effort ...

The discovery was made at the construction site of new apartment ... which lasted from May 2024 to March, revealed a Roman road lined with porticoes, well-preserved buildings, their respective ...

The Romans were excellent at building roads and bridges. These allowed soldiers and supplies to move from town to town quickly. Many Roman roads still survive today, 2,000 years later.

archaeologists uncovered a Roman road "with adjacent buildings and associated backyards." The excavators also found a large Roman building complete with a stone cellar. Another building with a ...