Several ancient sources state that Roman sewers needed manual cleaning from time to time, a job often done by city slaves or prisoners. I'd argue these urban sewer systems provided minimal ...

Several ancient sources state that Roman sewers needed manual cleaning from time to time, a job often done by city slaves or prisoners. I’d argue these urban sewer systems provided minimal ...

A common whiff in the Roman city would have come from the animals and the waste they created. Roman bakeries frequently used ...

The discovery of the sewage system began in 2019, and since then, a complex network has been uncovered, stretching from the North city gate, through a Roman bath and a library.

04/19/2022 April 19, 2022. Sewer systems, underfloor heating, cement buildings: Roman inventions are standard modern-day technologies. A new exhibition celebrates the legacy of such ancient ingenuity.

Expert archaeologists discovered the sewage system in the historic city of Stratonikeia in Mugla, and have reportedly estimated that it is around 2,250 years old - dating back to ancient Roman ...

Roman sewage found in the "City of Gladiators" kept draining water effectively for 2,250 years Recent excavations in the ancient city of Stratonikeia discovered a sewage system large enough to ...

Archaeologists in Bulgaria made an unexpected discovery in an ancient Roman sewer last week: A well-preserved marble statue, taller than a man.

Bulgarian archaeologists stumbled upon unexpected treasure this week during a dig in an ancient Roman sewer — a well-preserved, marble statue depicting the Greek god Hermes. The discovery of the ...