In regards to the basin, it likely had a ceremonial use, based on finds of pottery and oil lamps discovered very nearby.

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What can an ancient water basin discovered near Rome reveal about construction, engineering and water management techniques that may be useful today?

NEW YORK (AP) — In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago past. Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, ...

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The Pantheon's dome, the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world, is still standing despite being nearly 2,000 years old. Stephen Knowles Photography via Getty Images Ancient Roman ...

The rise and fall of Rome through its architecture and art (statues, mosaics, frescoes). The Romans gave Europe its first taste of a common culture, and awe-inspiring art. From its groundbreaking ...

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Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during the height of its power, the emperor decided to change that and leave a ...

Between 500 BCE and 500 CE, the Nazca people of coastal Peru created what amounts to the world's largest art gallery — except the viewing platform was the sky. Across nearly 200 square miles of desert ...

Some ancient structures are so impressive that people have trouble believing humans could have built them. From massive stone blocks fitted with incredible precision to giant designs visible only from ...