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ROMAN AQUEDUCTS
How did ancient Roman engineers make water flow uphill? The ingenious technology behind their aqueductsRoman engineers had advanced water transport systems, including aqueducts and inverted siphons, to navigate challenging terrains. By levera...- In the 2nd century CE, Romans built a mysterious structure near the Colosseum decorated with sea creatures. Nearly 2,000 years later, its mosaic offered a surprising clue that it may have housed Rome's firefightersBeneath the ancient soil of Rome’s Caelian Hill, just steps from the iconic Colosseum, archaeologists stumbled upon a stunning two-thousand...
- Chinese proverb of the day: “An embankment a thousand miles long can be destroyed by...” Learn a timeless life lesson from ancient Chinese wisdom on how tiny unnoticed mistakes quietly destroy strong foundations, success, leadership, and even powerful empires over timeChinese proverb of the day reveals a powerful life lesson modern leaders, businesses, and successful people still ignore today. “An embankm...
- The Colosseum was more than a gladiator arena: its underground system powered one of Rome’s greatest spectaclesThe Colosseum was more than just a gladiator arena. Its hidden underground system, the hypogeum, was a marvel of Roman engineering. This co...
- A construction site buried by Mount Vesuvius may have finally explained why Roman concrete lasted for thousands of yearsAncient Roman concrete's remarkable durability, long attributed to luck, is now understood as a result of a sophisticated "hot mixing" proc...
- How the Eastern Roman Empire Kept Rome Alive for 1,000 Years After Its FallRome did not fall in 476 CE. The Eastern Roman Empire continued for nearly a thousand years. Its capital, Constantinople, was a vibrant tra...
- Rome starts charging tourists for a close-up look at the Trevi FountainRome has begun charging a 2-euro fee for tourists to get close to the Trevi Fountain. This measure aims to control overcrowding and generat...
- Serbian archaeologists unearth rare Roman triumphal arch dating back to third centuryArchaeologists in Serbia have unearthed a rare Roman triumphal arch dating back to the third century at the site of Viminacium, a Roman cit...
- Your complete itinerary: How to spend 36 Hours in Split, CroatiaEqual parts chic Adriatic beach town, active archaeological site and proud, gritty port city, Split is fueled by long seafood lunches, anci...
- Archaeologists uncover 2,700-yr-old rock carvings from when Nineveh was the capital of ancient Assyrian empireAssyrian royal inscriptions often stress the violent side of empire.
- A kaleidoscope of colours: Istanbul's historic Basilica Cistern opens after 5 yearsThe pink brick walls have also been cleared of traces of past, less elegant renovation efforts.
- Overhead tank: A solution to post-cyclone water shortageIt was the 19th century invention of steam pumps which enabled overhead tanks as a mass plumbing solution. Apartment blocks in New York soo...
- Remaking Marico: How MD Saugata Gupta wants to disrupt the FMCG market with a host of new categoriesMarico founder Harsh Mariwala disrupted the market with hair oil. Now, MD Saugata Gupta wants to do it again.
- Medusa's head, Bosphorus bridge, Topkapi palace: Istanbul combines modern, medieval artIstanbul was originally founded by the Thracians in the 7th century BC.
- How Croatia’s Konavle Valley is betting on its wines, especially the Dubrovacka MalvasijaThe Konavle Valley is a day trip from Dubrovnik, and offers biking and hiking trails as well as vineyard tours and horse riding.
- White truffle-hunting in ItalyOne cold night, Kishore & Smita Iyengar got a taste of the most skilled sport of the Piemonte region of Italy: white truffle-hunting!
- Architectural beauty lay in storeJust an impulsive busr ide away, in the woods near Vienna, the legacies of Beethoven, Schubert and a wealth of natural and architectural be...
- A moving heritageTake the narrow guage train from Kalka to Shimla to experience a living legend and admire an engineering marvel.
- Walking on historyRome is all about the ancient, the classical and the timeless.
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