Rome: Engineering an Empire Who knew that plumbing could be so fascinating? Cashing in on all that gluttonous promotion for HBO's "Rome," the History Channel examines the empire through the ...

Rome: Engineering an Empire:Documentary. 9 p.m. Sept. 5, History Channel. By the time the History Channel's new documentary on Roman engineering is broadcast, viewers will have had the chance to see ...

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MIT scientists examined concrete samples from the archaeological site of Privernum, Italy (left) and mapped out the ingredients within (right). The red section is a calcium-rich lime clast. Courtesy ...

The Segovia aqueduct was a statement of intent from Rome to its conquered subjects in Hispania. After two centuries of conflict, Augustus finally succeeded in annexing the Iberian Peninsula to the ...

Episode that explains how Rome served as a model for the rest of the cities of the Empire and how a city was founded: the decision of its location, the rituals, the marking of its perimeter, the ...

Who knew that plumbing could be so fascinating? Cashing in on all that gluttonous promotion for HBO’s “Rome,” the History Channel examines the empire through the spectacular inventions that brought ...

Bricks and mortar make an interesting mix with intrigue and cruelty in the special “Rome: Engineering an Empire” (9 p.m., History). Rome was not the first, or last, military force to employ superior ...