A new study of Doclea’s Roman Forum in Montenegro points to architectural links with Greece and Asia Minor (Anatolia), offering a clearer picture of how Roman, Adriatic, and eastern Mediterranean traditions came together in one of ancient Dalmatia’s major...
The Roman conquest of Greece did not erase the architectural traditions of the Greek world in monuments and buildings. Instead, the Roman rulers added new ones, creating a new architectural landscape in which older Greek monuments and structures and...
Roman history is filled with prominent figures and even bigger personalities, one of whom was Apollodorus of Damascus. Emperors, senators, and generals all left legacies that carried their reputations through the ages. But what about the man who built...
Although most Roman engineers are often overlooked in history and lost to time, Vitruvius is a figure who stands out. Two thousand years ago, this man wrote a guide to architecture that left an indelible mark on the history...
New research on the ancient Greek city of Teos (Greek: Τέως) is offering fresh insight into how Greek theater architecture evolved under Roman rule, revealing that architects carefully redesigned audience movement systems inside one of the most important cultural...
A major restoration of the Colosseum has given it a bright new look, using the same travertine stone Roman builders used around 2,000 years ago to recreate parts of its columns. The project has reshaped the outer entrance zone...
During work on a hotel expansion in Barcelona, Spain, archaeologists uncovered a monumental Roman stone pavement believed to have belonged to the forum, the civic center of ancient Barcino.
The discovery was made during construction at 3 Carrer d’Hèrcules, and...
Archaeologists have uncovered a major piece of Roman history in the Italian city of Fano, where remains identified as part of the ancient Basilica of Vitruvius have been found during redevelopment work in Piazza Andrea Costa.
The basilica, described in...
A newly excavated ancient building in the Roman fortress of Brigetio is helping historians better understand the circumstances of Emperor Valentinian’s death in 375 AD.
Researchers believe the structure, discovered in modern-day Hungary, may have been the very hall where...
