Pompeii has long fascinated archaeologists and travelers alike, its ruins offering a vivid snapshot of Roman life paused by ...

T he ancient Romans took bathing seriously—it was a crucial facet of their daily lives, and people from a range of social ...

Pompeii is well known as an iconic Roman city. But for much of its early history, it wasn’t Roman at all. It belonged to the ...

Water in Pompeii’s Roman baths was contaminated, reveals new research. Limescale deposits in the buried city’s wells, pipes, ...

A study of limescale buildup in an early bathing facility at Pompeii has revealed that the water was replaced only once per ...

The pre-Roman baths of Pompeii would have been seriously grotty, according to an analysis of mineral deposits.

Research uncovers how Pompeii’s early baths were unhygienic and how Roman water systems improved cleanliness but added new health risks.

According to ArkeoNews, the structure was built during a flourishing period of Roman expansion when thermal baths served not merely as places for hygiene, but as centers of healing and social ...

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 ...

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 ...

Restoration work on a centuries-old canal in Wales revealed what’s believed to be an ancient Roman bathing complex. Restoration work on a centuries-old canal in Wales has been halted after ...