Athens is no stranger to blistering heat, but faced with soaring summer temperatures the city is tapping into its ancient Roman engineering to create more green spaces. Water Matters journeyed ...

The "secret" journeys of Emperor Hadrian have been discovered on a white marble slab in an ancient Roman city. The white marble, found in the Ostia Antica archeological park, southwest of Rome, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Arches, the rounded structure that ...

Greek archaeologists recently uncovered a trove of ancient artifacts while exploring the lost city of Tenea, which legend suggests was built some 3,000 years ago by Trojan prisoners of war. More than ...

Athens is reviving a 2,000-year-old aqueduct to combat water scarcity exacerbated by climate change. The ancient structure, known as the Hadrian Aqueduct and commissioned by Roman Emperor Hadrian in ...

ATHENS, Greece --Hadrian's Arch, located at the foot of the Acropolis, once separated the old from the new in the city of Athens. Now restorers hope to help the ancient gateway regain some of its ...

Hadrian's Arch stands in the middle of one of the busiest junctions in Athens. Built in 130 BC to mark the edge of the classical city, these days the rushing traffic somewhat belittles its magnitude, ...