T he ancient Romans took bathing seriously—it was a crucial facet of their daily lives, and people from a range of social ...
A new scientific study has found strong chemical signs that some of the city’s earliest bathing pools were contaminated by human waste and weren’t refreshed often, meaning ancient bathers were, quite ...
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Ancient Pompeii baths were absolutely filthy. Then, the Romans came in
Pompeii is well known as an iconic Roman city. But for much of its early history, it wasn’t Roman at all. It belonged to the ...
The city of Pompeii was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz ...
Pompeii’s public baths, aqueduct, and water towers were among the preserved structures frozen in time. A new paper published ...
Right after their famous roads and imposing gladiatorial arenas, the ancient Romans are perhaps best known for their public ...
Research uncovers how Pompeii’s early baths were unhygienic and how Roman water systems improved cleanliness but added new health risks.
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