The public baths of Pompeii were social hubs of the city—places to gossip, relax, and wash. But for much of their early history, you might have been cleaner before you stepped in. New research ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said ...

Soaking in a hot bath is a luxurious activity that people have enjoyed for thousands of years including the Romans as evidenced by a recent discovery. In the ancient Roman world, where plagues were ...

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Archaeologists uncovered an ancient bath complex below the streets of a German city dating back to the Roman Empire. The discovery came during the construction of a new fountain in Neumarkt, located ...

Standing in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago. Today, the bare shell of what was one of Rome's ...

A "huge" public bath area from the Roman era has been discovered in Spain in "excellent" condition. Archaeologists made the discovery in the city of Mérida—capital of the Extremadura region in the ...

Archaeologists working to install a lift and restore the ground floor of Split City Museum got more than they bargained for when they unearthed sizeable Roman baths underneath the building’s reception ...

Archaeologists in Spain unearthed well-preserved Roman public baths in the town of Mérida, according to city officials. Several parts of the ancient structure were discovered during the excavations, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In a cavernous hall, little can be heard above the sounds of water fiercely rushing, then trickling in harmony with echoing melodies. Faint sunlight pours in from above, aided by a ...

Would you take a bath in 300 litres of wine for wellbeing? Dayna Clarke travels to Seville to try just that. I’ve always been a white wine drinker. Crisp, dry, preferably cold. Red has its place, but ...