A new study has investigated the bathwater in the legendary and technologically advanced city ...

New secrets have been revealed about bathing culture in ancient Pompeii. Researchers have found mineral deposits under lava ...

Scientists uncovered predates the Roman invasion of the city which was destroyed in 79 AD when it was blanketed by lava from ...

Right after their famous roads and imposing gladiatorial arenas, the ancient Romans are perhaps best known for their public ...

Before the Romans captured Pompeii, the famous town was run by the Samnite people – and a dip in their public baths might ...

It is remarkable what, with enough ingenuity, can be gleaned from the most unpromising of materials – such as Roman limescale ...

A study of limescale buildup in an early bathing facility at Pompeii has revealed that the water was replaced only once per ...

T he ancient Romans took bathing seriously—it was a crucial facet of their daily lives, and people from a range of social ...

The project, described by Pompeii officials as Bruits de couloir (“corridor whispers”), used Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), a computational photography technique that photographs a surface ...

Hygienic conditions were poor in the city's older bathing facilities, a new study reveals. The analysis sheds light on ...

Research uncovers how Pompeii’s early baths were unhygienic and how Roman water systems improved cleanliness but added new health risks.

Beats of Pompeii 2026, the festival that transforms the historic sites of the Pompeii archaeological area into exceptional ...