During the first half of the 1st century AD, the Nimes aqueduct was constructed, spanning approximately 50 kilometers to convey water from the Fontaine d’Eure springs in Uzés to the Roman colony of ...

The Romans built a 50km aqueduct from Uzès to Nîmes in France with an overall fall of about 17 metres and an average gradient of 1/3000. How did they determine the fall, and maintain the gradient ...

Although we’ve had to postpone trips to Europe because of the pandemic, I believe a weekly dose of travel dreaming can be good medicine. Here’s one of my favorite European destinations–a reminder of ...

The Romans settled in Nîmes, France, when they were building the road between Rome and Spain. Their legacy also includes a 20,000-seat arena and the remains of baths and temples dotted through the ...