From ancient Rome to medieval Spain to Renaissance Venice, generations of mariners have relied on biscotti as a source of ...

Millions of Europeans know where to vacation to laze on the beach, tour ancient ruins and savor local cuisine. But few ...

Royal Road of Knossos, Crete. Credit: Warren LeMay / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 Ancient roads shaped the movement of goods, people, and ideas long before modern transportation existed. Many of these routes ...

View post: Netflix Breaks Its Silence, Sends Clear Message to Customers A new discovery has answered age-old questions about a Roman bathing complex. Serpent imagery and a dedicatory altar confirmed ...

The Ancient Greek mapmakers were among the earliest thinkers to conceive of the world as a coherent whole, turning centuries of myth, seafaring knowledge, and emerging science into actual ...

Researchers created a digital dataset to map roads that would throughout the Roman Empire around 150 C.E. By piecing together historical records, topographic maps, and satellite imagery, the research ...

Researchers have launched Itiner-e, an interactive digital map tracing 300,000 kilometers of ancient Roman roads. The project reveals a far more extensive Roman network than previously believed, ...

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. A social media trend revealed a few years ago that men think about the Roman Empire, the most impressive one in human history, more often than they probably ever ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Roman Empire paved the way for many modern advancements ...

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? For a team of international researchers who went all in and mapped the ancient Roman road system, the answer — truly — is every day. And now, anyone can ...

A high-resolution digital map allows people to plan their routes along the ancient roads of the Roman Empire. Combining historical records with modern mapping techniques, researchers mapped hundreds ...