There is no polity more storied in the west than the Roman Empire, but could its fall have really been caused by its choice of plumbing material?

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A gaggle of Romans in Mel Brooks’s 1981 classic, “History of the World, Part 1” (Wikimedia Commons) When I lived in Philadelphia in my early 20s, my walk to work regularly took me past a statue of ...

The Roman Empire is remembered for its power, culture, and conquests — but its economy tells a very different story.

Romans gave Europe more than roads and aqueducts—the modern wine map, vineyard knowledge and tools, and the way wine traveled—all carry Roman fingerprints. ByLayne Randolph, Contributor. Forbes ...

From 500 BCE on, the Roman Empire extended its territory across parts of Europe and North Africa until its frontier totaled some 7,500 kilometres by the 2nd century. The Romanian segment, the Dacian ...