Water in Pompeii’s Roman baths was contaminated, reveals new research. Limescale deposits in the buried city’s wells, pipes, and bathing facilities show hygienic conditions were poor, say scientists.

This handout picture released by the Parco Archeologico di Pompei on January 17, 2025 shows a private thermal baths complex discovered by archaeologists The hall and spa are part of a grand villa ...

The city of Pompeii was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have now reconstructed the city's water supply system based on ...

A trip to Pompeii’s public baths meant taking a dip in water contaminated with sweat and urine – until the Romans took over and sanitation improved. It’s easy to think of ancient Pompeii as a typical ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said ...

ROME (AP) — Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in 70 AD, has unearthed a new treasure -- a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago, decorated with sumptuous mosaics and equipped ...

Right after their famous roads and imposing gladiatorial arenas, the ancient Romans are perhaps best known for their public baths and enduring aqueducts. New research sheds light on these structures ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE released thermal energy roughly equivalent to 100,000 times the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, spewing molten rock, ...

Limescale deposits in the buried city's wells, pipes, and bathing facilities show hygienic conditions were poor, say scientists. Pompeii was Pompeii was covered in several feet of volcanic ash, pumice ...

This handout picture released by the Parco Archeologico di Pompei on January 17, 2025 shows a private thermal baths complex discovered by archaeologists - Copyright ...