Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An international research team has created a new map of the Roman Empire — and it expands the ancient road network by more than 60 ...

A relic from Rome's past was accidentally uncovered when a 10-foot-square sinkhole suddenly appeared in the middle of the ...

Explore the innovative surveying instruments, such as the groma and chorobates, that enabled ancient engineers to map ...

On a recent visit to Rome I walked along the Via Appia (also called the Appian Way), past the presumed house of Stoic philosopher Seneca, and felt transported in time. Constructed starting in 312 ...

Researchers created a digital dataset to map roads that would throughout the Roman Empire around 150 C.E. By piecing together historical records, topographic maps, and satellite imagery, the research ...

Long before electricity, Roman engineers embedded reflective marble into Pompeii's basalt roads to safely guide nighttime ...

They say all roads lead to Rome—but exactly how many Roman roads were there? According to new research, potentially over 68,000 miles (over 110,000 kilometers) more than previously known. Meet ...

Archaeologists have discovered a Roman road and possible ancient mine during excavations in Cornwall as they work to discover more about the history of the county. Experts will carry out further ...

New research has found evidence that a Roman road network spanned Devon and Cornwall and connected significant settlements with military forts across the two counties as well as wider Britannia. A ...