The division between "science" and "engineering" that leads physicists to look down at engineers is ultimately pretty arbitrary.

Rome: Engineering an Empire:Documentary. 9 p.m. Sept. 5, History Channel. By the time the History Channel's new documentary on Roman engineering is broadcast, viewers will have had the chance to ...

Ancient masters of engineering, aqueduct builders created a vast network of pipes, channels, and bridges to bring water to ...

Even as Rome transformed from the center of an empire to a hub of the Christian world, the Pantheon endured, quietly showing just how advanced Roman engineering was for its time.

Ancient Rome stands as one of the most influential civilizations in human history, leaving a lasting impact on politics, law, culture, and architecture. In this video, we explore the rise of Rome from ...

In many ways, the "art" of Rome was engineering, building the no-nonsense infrastructure of empire and adding to that propaganda, to celebrate that empire and keep people in line.

Concrete has a massive carbon footprint. One researcher from the University of Auckland is working to reduce it by studying ancient Roman techniques. Using natural volcanic materials and industrial ...

That’s where that incredible ancient Roman engineering comes in. The Pantheon’s dome is the largest the ancient world, 142 feet across. And it’s worth repeating: It’s still there. How?

The famed Colosseum in Rome fell into neglect hundreds of years ago, making visitors today strain to imagine how it looked in all its glory back in ancient times. Now the huge stone amphitheater ...