Hygienic conditions were poor in the city's older bathing facilities, a new study reveals. The analysis sheds light on ...

The public baths of Pompeii were social hubs of the city—places to gossip, relax, and wash. But for much of their early ...

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

New secrets have been revealed about bathing culture in ancient Pompeii. Researchers have found mineral deposits under lava ...

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.

Right after their famous roads and imposing gladiatorial arenas, the ancient Romans are perhaps best known for their public ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

(CNN) — Frescoes dating back almost 2,000 years to the time of the Roman emperor Hadrian will now be on display to the public when they visit Rome’s ancient Baths of Caracalla. “For the first time, ...