You can no longer bathe at the Roman Baths (pictured above), but you can still take the waters at the adults-only Thermae Bath Spa, which has "several pools filled with 35.5C spring water".

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

Truly the best-preserved Roman remains in England, Bath's lamp-lit sacred spring makes it easy to ... water that runs beneath the baths - Bath is one of just two of the world's thermae that still has ...

The Romans famously built luxurious heated baths (thermae), some of which included swimming areas. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the tradition of public baths and pools declined in Europe, ...

In particular, the Roman Empire around 100 BCE developed luxurious public baths known as thermae, which had functions similar to modern Japanese onsens and sento. In Japan, the history of sento began ...

Billingsgate Roman House and Baths in the City of London — an extraordinary subterranean find on Lower Thames Street dating back to around AD 150 — is available to visit on guided tours on ...

Archeologists recently uncovered an historic 1,600-year-old Jewish bath known as a mikveh in Ostia Antica, the archaeological ...

Roman Barnas likens his teaching to training athletes, “because the body position matters,” he said. “This is muscle memory.” He’s an expert in the craft and history of the instrument.

The origins of this festival of love, which dates back at least to the medieval era, remain obscure, as does the identity of the Roman martyr honored by the Church on this date. Saint Valentine is ...