Built around 250 BCE with evidence that some parts may be even older, this man-made structure may be one of the earliest examples of Roman monumental architecture other than temples and city walls.

Excavations in the ancient Roman city Gabii have uncovered a water basin that could predate much of Roman monumental architecture. Experts believe the water basin could sit alongside another ...

The past three centuries of sporadic excavations at the grand houses of Pompeii have largely remained at eye level. And for ...

In Rome’s own mythology, the early city was architecturally restrained and modest. This began to change, its ancient historians wrote, after Rome conquered Greece in the 2nd century B.C.E. and ...

Finding the oldest Maya site ever documented was only the beginning of archaeologist Takeshi Inomata’s discoveries. After ...

Step into one of the most mind-blowing architectural wonders in the world — a full-scale traditional Chinese city built completely indoors. Featuring stone-paved streets, ancient-style architecture, ...