Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Arch of Caligula at the archaeological site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius' eruption in AD 79.

Fresh excavations in Pompeii have turned a buried construction workshop into a working laboratory, revealing how Roman builders actually mixed the concrete that has baffled engineers for generations.

MIT published news – reportedly solving a riddle that’s questioned the construction culture for decades. Researchers from MIT, Harvard University, and laboratories in Italy and Switzerland have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ancient Romans might have taught us a thing or two about manufacturing sustainable concrete that lasts for thousands of years.

Ancient Roman concrete, unlike modern counterparts, possesses a remarkable self-healing capability. Researchers discovered ...

(CNN) — Along with its many other innovations, the Roman Empire revolutionized architecture with never-before-seen features, such as large-scale arches and dome roofs. And many of these structures ...