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 ...

From river rinses to oil-and-strigil scrapes, ancient grooming mixed health, ritual, and social life into daily survival. in ...

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 ...

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Hot springs in Bath, England, have been used for thousands of years and are rumored to have healing properties. Researchers now believe this may be true. Paul Cuoco via Unsplash Thousands of years ago ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The numerous ruins dating to the Roman Empire tell us a lot about ...

Although dedicating much of the treatise to construction and materials, book VIII is about water: how to capture and store water and the architectural constructions that serve this purpose. Water was ...

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 ...

The world-famous Roman Baths are home to a diverse range of microorganisms which could be critical in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance, a new study suggests. The research, published ...

Roman baths in an excellent state of preservation were recently discovered in Spain, officials said. Photo from the Consortium of the Monumental City of Mérida Soaking in a hot bath is a luxurious ...