Built in 19 B.C., the Pont du Gard aqueduct piped water to the city of Nîmes in southern France. This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine.

Despite its glorious past, the venue has struggled to recapture former glory. Back in its heyday, Aqueduct attracted approximately 30,000 fans six days a week, a reflection of the nation's fervor for ...

Restoration work on the Rusovce Mansion in the capital of Slovakia has unearthed remnants of the first known Roman aqueduct ...

On the grounds of a mansion in Slovakia, a Roman aqueduct was uncovered during recent excavations. It was the first of its kind to be found in the country. The underground stone channel dated back ...

It’s a chapter of California history filled with subterfuge and conflict: More than a century ago, agents secretly working for Los Angeles posed as farmers and ranchers as they bought land and ...

Digging into the lawn of a historic mansion in the capital city of Slovakia, archaeologists and their team of university students expected to find some ancient Roman artifacts but what emerged shocked ...

As was the case with the Los Angeles Aqueduct (completed in 1913), every inch of route was battled over in courts (and in the papers). In 1928, the Metropolitan Water District was formed for the ...

Related Water in L.A. Channeling the Future: Five Civic Projects That Changed L.A. Forever This year marks the 100th anniversary of both the L.A. Aqueduct and the Natural History Museum ...