Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

During a storm on September 3, lightning struck Rome’s Arch of Constantine, chipping the structure’s marble surface. The 1,700-year-old arch and its neighbor, the Colosseum, were two of ...

During the upcoming Jubilee year, millions of Christian pilgrims will flock to the Eternal City’s innumerable holy places.

Rome, for example, was supplied by aqueducts ... Centering: This wooden structure bore the arch’s weight until the last stone was laid. When it was removed, the slotted stones could support ...

The best way to do this is to distribute the weight evenly, and directly to the ground. The trough of the aquaduct could rest on the center and top of the arch, the keystone (red in the models). From ...

Centro Storico's dark history and haunting legends take center stage during thrilling nighttime ghost tours. These tours ...

who directs Yeshiva University’s Center for Israel Studies and is the scholar behind the university’s exhibition The Arch of Titus — from Jerusalem to Rome, and Back. The prevalence of the ...

Life is bigger than doughnuts and golden arches. Jennifer Sharpe is the director of communications at Oklahoma City Community ...

Roman concrete benefitted from the addition of seawater and their structures often included arches, a form of support ... from Augustus (Caesar). Ancient Rome has also influenced the legal system ...