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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 ...

Looking at the bath complex, Neubauer says, “confirmed for the first time that gladiators could recover from harsh, demanding training in a fully equipped Roman bath.” Marcus Aurelius was a ...

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 ...

We know they built vast sewer systems, such as the masterful Cloaca Maxima in Rome. And the gleaming Roman baths tourists still visit today present a vision of cleanliness and purity. But my research ...

Housed within the city of Bath’s historic Roman baths, a Grade II-listed building, in a conservation area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the new Clore Learning Centre strikes a delicate balance ...

“No Roman mikva’ot (the Hebrew plural of mikveh ... Ostia throughout the Imperial age (if not before).” The ritual bath is in part of what was the Ostia Synagogue, built at the end of ...

A 1,600-year-old Jewish bath, also known as a mikveh ... The latest discovery is the only ancient Roman-era mikveh found in Europe. The only other ancient mikveh in Europe is located in Palazzo ...

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 Baths in Bath is one of over 200 attractions around the UK that Blue Peter badge holders can get into for free. To gain free entry, each child must have a Blue Peter badge, a valid Blue ...