Ancient Roman inventions and innovations didn't collapse with the Roman Empire. Although many millennia have passed, the masterful work of the Romans can still be spotted in daily life. With an ...

Take a look around and you might find it tricky to name even one thing connecting you to the ancient Romans. It might surprise you then to learn that we can list 28 amazing Roman inventions and ...

Click here to read about ancient inventions we still use today. ... A Roman architect and engineer, Vitruvius, is often credited with inventing the odometer in 15 B.C.

Candles, Roman, 500 BCE . by Natasha Baker '01, Laura Brandt '01, and Carole Zakrewski '00. Candles were first mentioned in Biblical times, as early as the tenth century BCE. These early candles were ...

This article was originally published with the title “ The Progress of Inventions and Inventors ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 8 No. 38 (June 1853), p. 301 doi:10.1038 ...