Pompeii’s Early Baths Were Petri Dishes

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

Students unearth massive 1,500-year-old Roman structure in Italy. See the ruins

Archaeologists and students unearthed the 1,500-year-old ruins of huge semicircular room at a Roman bath complex in Aquileia, photos show. Photo from the University of Udine Digging into the stony ...
Davidson College

“A Bath for No One: Cosa’s Public Bathhouse and its Role in Reassessing Life in a Roman Town.”

“A Bath for No One: Cosa’s Public Bathhouse and its Role in Reassessing Life in a Roman Town.” ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Italy Bans McDonald’s Drive-Through at Ancient Roman Baths Site

Built in the third-century, the large Roman baths complex also featured open-air swimming pools, as well as a temple, garden and library. Bruce Ingwall via Flickr under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 After several ...
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Ancient home, prayer room open at Rome’s Baths of Caracalla

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ROME (AP) — One the most spectacular ...
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Italy’s Roman ruins outside Rome: top ancient sites by region

Rome is the headline act, but Italy’s Roman ruins outside Rome deliver ancient drama with fewer crowds and gentler prices. Think evocative ports, theatres and mosaics, with straightforward trains and ...