An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all classes the chance to mingle, gossip and relax. They were viewed as fundamental to Roman civilization and an obvious ...

"The ancient Romans have always had a reputation for cleanliness. Where there was a Roman there was sure to be a bath. But how did they keep them from going green and murky without the use of ...

They went to a Roman bath more for the social experience than for health reasons. It’s clear that the lack of zoning for businesses and activities in ancient Rome knitted the rich and the poor rather ...

This magnificent centrepiece of the Roman Baths is a pool, lined with 45 sheets of lead, and filled with hot spa water. It once stood in an enormous barrel-vaulted hall that rose to a height of 40 ...

with Roman philosopher Seneca writing of the noisy "cake sellers, the sausage man and confectioner" who each hawked food to hungry bath patrons. The Classical Cookbook By Andrew Dalby & Sally ...

For instance, the Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero ... suggesting that the statue may have undergone a perfume bath. The ...