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Forging the Empire: Roman Blacksmiths and Metalworking in the 1st Century AD

Step into a Roman blacksmith workshop of the 1st century AD, where skilled metalworkers forged tools, weapons, and the strength of an empire.

Enter a Roman construction site of the 1st century AD to witness the engineering mastery behind the empire’s vast aqueduct network.

Discover how Roman engineers designed and built bridges in the 1st century AD, using innovation and discipline to connect an empire.

Discover how Roman engineers in the 1st century AD built aqueducts—marvels of ancient technology that revolutionized urban life.

Explore the architecture, culture, and rituals of Roman bathhouses—centers of hygiene, leisure, and social life in the 2nd century AD.

Explore how Roman public latrines in the 1st century AD combined sanitation, socialization, and engineering to serve urban life.

Meet the Vigiles, Rome’s ancient fire brigade, who battled urban blazes and kept the Eternal City safe in the 1st century AD.

How Roman roads were built in the 1st century BCE—exploring their design, labor, and impact on Rome’s military and economic dominance.

Built in the 6th century BCE, the Cloaca Maxima was Rome’s first major sewer—laying the groundwork for urban sanitation and engineering greatness.

Hadrian’s Mausoleum, now Castel Sant’Angelo, was built as a grand imperial tomb and later transformed into a fortress shaping Rome’s history.