Roman numerals, an ancient numbering system, persist in modern contexts like film credits and architecture. This system uses seven symbols with specific values, employing repetition and position to ...

Archaeologists in Lebanon uncovered the oldest hydraulic lime plaster in Phoenician architecture, predating Roman concrete by ...

Concealed for decades, a huge network of chambers beneath Rome’s Capitoline Hill is to be opened up to the public, revealing ...

There are several ancient civilizations all over the world that are in ruins today and provide a glimpse into the ancient ...

In the next 30 years, geophysicists predict Istanbul has a 40 to 60 percent chance of a major earthquake, which could imperil its ancient architecture. There are roughly 40,000 historical sites in ...

There is a recurring pattern in human history, often overlooked in the drama of conquests and empires: the colonised, with ...

The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa transforms a Spanish nun, mystic, and writer, into one of the most famous emblems of the ...