Towns like these, with ancient natural springs nearby, were "transformed into spa destinations" in the late 1700s, becoming ...

That much of Bath was built in the same style speaks of the cash that was being pumped into the city during its heyday in ...

Archaeologists working at Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman port city, have discovered the oldest Jewish ritual bath outside of the Middle East, along with an oil lamp decorated with a menorah dated to ...

There's a 'Roman' bath hidden just off Strand... but all is not what it seems. Here's what you need to know about one of London's most lied-about attractions. What's all this fuss about a bath?

Photo from Italy’s Ministry of Culture Alessandro D’Alessio, the director of the Ostia Antica Archaeological Park, described the ancient Jewish ritual bath as absolutely extraordinary, unique and one ...

Instead, the archaeologists — budding and not — last summer uncovered what may be the oldest existing example in the ancient Roman world of a mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath. They have ...

The clue’s in the name: this city has long been regarded as a restful spa destination, thanks to the ancient thermal Roman Baths there. You can tour the original historic bath site, but if you want to ...

London’s only (supposedly) Roman Baths can be found just off the Strand in Westminster. Located about a metre and a half under street level, you can just about glimpse a view of the remains through a ...

Pier Paolo Petrone In 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the nearby ancient Roman city of Pompeii and the smaller town of Herculaneum under deadly layers of volcanic ash, pumice and ...

From aerial photographs, Josi Gerardo Della Ragione believed they spotted a complex with Roman baths. In the 18th century, the Lake saw a resurgence in royal interest as the hunting and fishing ...