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 ...

Roman Bath." We asked Aicher, author of "Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome," about the Romans' sophisticated water distribution system, including its elegant aqueducts. Here's what he told us ...

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 ...

This head is one of the most significant finds from Roman Bath. It is all that remains of a full-size, gilt bronze statue of the goddess Sulis Minerva, and stood in the temple in the heart of ...

Ancient masters of engineering, aqueduct builders created a vast network of pipes, channels, and bridges to bring water to Rome, creating in the process an enduring symbol of Roman civilization ...

Last summer, Abby and I had the opportunity to spend two days in Bath and visit the ancient ... Roman engineers were familiar with bathhouse construction because baths were prevalent in Rome ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found ... It was the first Roman colony and an important urban center of antiquity, 16 miles from Rome. “This is an absolutely extraordinary ...

Credit: Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica Archaeologists working at Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman port city, have discovered the oldest Jewish ritual bath outside ... of Rome, said in the ...