The long-sought source of the aqueduct that brought clean fresh water to ancient Rome lies beneath a pig pasture and a ruined chapel, according to a pair of British filmmakers who claim to have ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The majestic aqueduct that fed water to ancient Rome carried less of the life-giving liquid than ...

The Aqua Marcia was the longest of the city’s aqueducts, running nearly 60 miles from the countryside to the heart of ancient Rome. We followed its course, above and below ground. The stone arches ...

Restoration work on the Rusovce Mansion in the capital of Slovakia has unearthed remnants of ancient Roman and medieval structures, including, most remarkably, the first known Roman aqueduct in the ...

Peter Aicher is an Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Southern Maine and one of the Roman experts who assisted NOVA in the making of the documentary, "Secrets of Lost Empires: Roman ...

The Aqua Marcia was the longest of Rome’s aqueducts, running nearly 60 miles from its source in the countryside to the heart of the city. It was built between 144 and 140 B.C. by Julius Caesar’s ...