it was this slaked lime that ancient Romans mixed with the pozzolana. Based on the team's analysis, the lime clasts in their ...

Concrete is an incredibly useful and versatile building material on which not only today’s societies, but also the ancient Roman Empire was built. To this day Roman concrete structures can be ...

The ancient Romans weren’t just great at conquering lands—they were also engineering geniuses.  Their secret weapon?

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University announced a breakthrough in understanding the durability of ancient Roman concrete. El Confidencial reported ...

The most recent of these studies reveals that some ancient Roman structures are even stronger today than they were when they were built. Put simple, the Romans really knew their concrete.

Many of the roads in England follow the route of ancient Romans roads. And many of the words we speak also have their origins in the Latin spoken by the Romans. Roman concrete benefitted from the ...

The Secret Of Ancient Rome’s Concrete Has Finally Been Revealed What did Roman engineers know about construction that we don't? After 2,000 years, we may have an answer.

They had no legal rights in ancient Rome and they were considered to be ... They were some of the earliest users of concrete, which allowed them to build large buildings, with huge domes.