Their concrete, opus caementicium, was a key innovation that contributed to the durability of Roman architecture. The ...

Question for Roberts: At the beginning of your program, the architect, Chris, had shown us a drawing of the Colosseum as it might have looked if the Romans had put a concrete roof on it using ...

Explore a plan of the Colosseum to investigate six key areas. Each shows an aspect of the sophisticated technology and planning that lie behind this incredible structure.

A tourist filmed carving names on to an inner wall at Rome's ancient Colosseum says he did not realise how old the monument was when he acted. Bristol-based Ivan Dimitrov made the comment in a ...

of drains and sewers under the Colosseum, which remains one of Italy's most visited landmarks. Specialist architects and archaeologists used wire-guided robots to navigate the arena's complex ...

we’ll make our way into the Colosseum, where we’ll receive a primer on the history of the structure—including its decay through the Middle Ages and eventual restoration—as well as the astonishing ...