To Romans, the baths proved that they were cleaner – and therefore better – than inhabitants of other countries. As the Roman Empire spread across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East ...

Remains of a civic basilica give archaeologists clues to what the original layout of Roman London looked like.

Aicher and Roman bath scholar Garrett Fagan explore aqueduct ... The security of Rome and the building of a stable empire allowed the stupendous archways, these arcades, to be safely built.

An entire block of Pompeii has now been uncovered, revealing a laundry and bakery, as well as the large private house. It's ...

I've been working as a tour guide in Rome since 2008, and it only seems to be getting more crowded with tourists. Instead, go ...

but public baths like this were a popular part of everyday life right across the Roman Empire. Although in some ways these places were a bit like a modern-day gymnasium or a leisure centre ...

The Romans improved water supplies throughout the Empire ... of engineering knowledge. Roman toilets had their own plumbing and sewers, sometimes using water from bath houses to flush them.