We asked Aicher, author of "Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome," about the Romans' sophisticated water distribution system, including its elegant aqueducts. Here's what he told us: NOVA ...

Koloski-Ostrow’s scholarship takes particular notice of the ancient world’s public sanitation systems. This is an interest at least ... to be trained in archaeological methods at Herculaneum, an ...

While excavating an ancient sewer system called “Cloaca Maxima,” archaeologists ... The sculpture was soon revealed to be a nearly seven-foot-tall Roman statue of the god Hermes.

Despite this foul-smelling atmosphere, the ancient Romans are widely admired for what appears to be an enormous commitment to hygiene and public health. We know they built vast sewer systems, such as ...

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When the Romans invaded in AD43, they really liked Ancient ... built sewage systems and paved, straight roads that stretched right across the country to connect up all their new Roman towns.