Ancient civilizations accomplished feats of engineering that continue to challenge modern understanding. Despite advances ...

For decades, Egypt’s pyramids have stood as stoic marvels of ancient ingenuity. Historians have debated for a long time how civilizations with no modern-day equipment managed to haul these humongous ...

The Antikythera Mechanism was a hand-cranked system of interlocking bronze gears designed to model the heavens. Turning the crank revealed the positions of the Sun, Moon, and the five planets visible ...

The ingenuity of the construction techniques used by Greek builders 2,000 years ago continues to dazzle the world. What did these ancient engineers get right? And how does looking to the past help ...

This photo provided by Adam Pažout shows a fragment of a Roman milestone that was erected along the road Via Nova Traiana in Jordan. (Adam Pažout/Itiner-e via AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — As the saying went, ...

Go back in time to ancient Egypt. Thousands of years, in fact. Their influence on modern life can be seen in our language, art, engineering, and more. Gain a new appreciation for ancient Egyptian ...

As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known, according to a new digital atlas published Thursday. The last major atlas of ancient Roman ...