Archaeologists have uncovered one of Pompeii’s largest and most elaborate private bathhouses. Complete with mosaic floors, ...

Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the ...

By the famous eruption of AD79, prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were home to thousands of people. After the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD eruption, bodies of the ...

Scientists have made a “once-in-a-century” discovery in Pompeii after unearthing a stunning ancient luxury spa with thermal baths and mosaic designs.

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The story is, perhaps, a bit simpler in Pompeii - or maybe we just know it better. After all, people were there to watch it happen and write about it. The pyroclastic flow hit the town in ...

and a changing room could hold up to thirty people, judging from the benches, the park noted. (Credit: Courtesy of the MIC - Archaeological Park of Pompeii) Zuchtriegel said wealthy habitants of ...

The Pompeii spa, which could accommodate 30 people, features a hot room, a warm room and cold room for cooling off, as well as a changing room with benches, according to the release. The cold room ...