Pont du Gard in southern France is regarded as one of the best known ancient aqueducts and as a prime example of Roman engineering. In 1985 the Pont du Gard was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List ...

During the first half of the 1st century AD, the Nimes aqueduct was constructed, spanning approximately 50 kilometers to convey water from the Fontaine d’Eure springs in Uzés to the Roman colony of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chris O'Brien is a Paris-based journalist covering travel and culture. The Southern city of Nîmes is rich with magnificent Roman ...

The author is an architect and professor emeritus at Korea National University of Arts. “All roads lead to Rome.” To govern its vast empire, ancient Rome built a dense, web-like network of roads, many ...

The Pont du Gard, built on the Gardon River in southern France, is the tallest of the ancient Roman aqueduct bridges crisscrossing the region and also one of the best-preserved. The historical ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. The Roman amphitheatre in Arles. Say what you like about the Romans but they certainly were careless, leaving bits of themselves ...

The Pont du Gard bridge is the highest and one of the most well-preserved Roman aqueducts in the world. Built in southern France in the first century (AD) it isn’t far from the Roman city of Avignon, ...

The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50 km long) to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who ...