Most of this would be based on experience in the field, passed on from master to apprentice. Rome technical know-how can be inferred, both from this and from the writings that have survived. For ...

This in-depth historical overview explores Roman public baths as complex social, architectural, and engineering institutions. It explains how baths were designed around frigidaria, tepidaria, and ...

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By borrowing techniques from the Greeks and the Etruscans, Romans engineered ...

Imagine the Roman engineer—let’s call him Marcellus—admiring the high walls of the amphitheatre. Eight years of hard work and tough decisions and tons of materials. The best concrete that was ever ...