In regards to the basin, it likely had a ceremonial use, based on finds of pottery and oil lamps discovered very nearby.

Rome once had a near-equal rival just 11 miles away in the early days of the empire. The ancient Roman city of Gabii may not ...

The site of a Roman villa, believed to be the second largest with a swimming pool in England, was marked out in a park. Archaeologist Dr David Neal first discovered what was underneath Gadebridge Park ...

Built around 250 BCE with evidence that some parts may be even older, this man-made structure may be one of the earliest ...

From a mosaic of flip-flops in Sicily to Cicero’s possible sauna, new discoveries prove that bathing has always been about more than getting clean. Ancient Roman flip-flop mosaic from the Villa Romana ...