Nearly 2,000 years ago, Lugdunum (Lyon) was mainly located on the hill of Fourvière. In order to provide drinking water to the entire city, four aqueducts transported water from the nearby mountain ...

Tourists exploring the ancient Roman aqueduct in İznik, Bursa, recently made an unexpected discovery: an Ottoman Period ...

Researchers have discovered an extensive and remarkably well-preserved system of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu ...

This is a time for great rejoicing and liturgical renewal. The official version of the Roman Missal is called the Latin Typical Edition. In 2002 the Holy See approved the Third Typical Edition of ...

Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake Michigan, and the city is divided by the Chicago River into three geographic sections: the North Side, the South Side and the West Side. These sections ...

The origins of this festival of love, which dates back at least to the medieval era, remain obscure, as does the identity of the Roman martyr honored by the Church on this date. Saint Valentine is ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When the railways ploughed into the centres of cities in the 19th century they left in their wake dark ...

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