Ancient aqueducts remain some of the most impressive engineering achievements ever built because they solved enormous logistical problems without modern machinery or technology. Civilizations like the ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Mineral-rich waters originating from the Apennine Mountains of Italy flowed through ancient Rome’s Anio Novus aqueduct and left behind a detailed rock record of past hydraulic ...

Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), the University of Oxford, and the University of Innsbruck have deciphered the complex history of the ancient aqueduct system of Arles in ...

Engineers believe Hadrian’s Aqueduct, which was constructed in the second century, can help the city conserve dwindling water supplies amid worsening droughts. During a 2024 heat wave, residents and ...

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

Soon these ancient landscapes will become accessible with the creation of a single protected destination. The project was ...