Take a look around and you might find it tricky to name even one thing connecting you to the ancient Romans. It might surprise you then to learn that we can list 28 amazing Roman inventions and ...

As one of the longest-lasting empires in human history, the Roman Empire certainly left its mark. Its cultural contributions to philosophy, politics, literature, art, and architecture laid the ...

The Romans did not invent drainage, sewers, the alphabet or roads, but they did develop them. They did invent underfloor heating, concrete and the calendar that our modern calendar is based on.

The process of reproducing a pair of forceps involved bending, sanding and buffing two lengths of brass and joining them with a small pin. Small grooves were cut to ensure a slip-free grip, and the ...

ROMAN INVENTION CURES TIRE TROUBLE; Mechanic in the Eternal City Has a Device Which Dispenses with Pneumatic Tires. KING PLEASED WITH IT Arrangement of Parallelograms Absorbs All Shocks -- Test ...

While frescoes did not reach their height of popularity until the High Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the art was practiced long before. The first frescoes were ...