Hadrian’s Aqueduct supplied water to Greece’s capital for centuries but was then largely abandoned. It’s being revived to ease water scarcity amid global warming. By Niki Kitsantonis Reporting from ...

Athens is no stranger to blistering heat, but faced with soaring summer temperatures the city is tapping into its ancient Roman engineering to create more green spaces. Water Matters journeyed ...

When some residents of Athens, Greece, turn on their sinks, showers and public fountains later this month, water will flow to some taps from an ancient source: a 2,000-year-old underground aqueduct ...

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 ...

Climate change has caused significant damage in Greece, with soaring temperatures and decreasing rainfall leading to an unprecedented water crisis in Athens. Athens is reviving a 2,000-year-old ...

ATHENS, Greece --Hadrian's Arch, located at the foot of the Acropolis, once separated the old from the new in the city of Athens. Now restorers hope to help the ancient gateway regain some of its ...

ATHENS - Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens, workers fix a pump to an ancient stone well that in turn accesses an aqueduct built almost 2,000 years ago. The Greek capital, one of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Arches, the rounded structure that ...

Hadrian's Arch stands in the middle of one of the busiest junctions in Athens. Built in 130 BC to mark the edge of the classical city, these days the rushing traffic somewhat belittles its magnitude, ...