Human civilization has a remarkable tendency to pat itself on the back for “inventing” things that ancient people figured out thousands of years ago. We celebrate our smartphones, our central heating, ...

Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations had many different ingenious inventions. Chocolate was a big aphrodisiac for Mesoamerican civilizations and used for energy. The first earthquake detector is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Deposit Photos. The Roman Empire, a powerhouse of its time (47 BC to around 476 AD), didn't just leave its mark with ...

Ancient inventions that were ahead of their time Inventors rarely grasp how deeply their work will eventually reshape the world around them. Most solve one problem directly in front of them, with no ...

Earthquake monitoring, steam engines, surgery, and advanced materials: A journey through ancient inventions that were ahead of their time—and did not survive. In the year 138 AD, in the imperial court ...

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We tend to dismiss the ancient world way too quickly. History gets compressed and when we look back, we often see a blur of stone tools, togas, sandals, and people squinting at the stars. But an ...

Ancient Inventions was a BBC historical documentary series released in 1998. It was presented by ex-Monty Python member Terry Jones and looked at great inventions of the ancient world. The series is ...