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  1. There are two things that I think about a lot since I have moved to the UK: 1. The Roman Empire and 2. pigeons.

    #pigeons #BirdPhotography #RomanBaths #RomanEmpire

  2. ‘Baths, wine, and sex make life worth living’: how ancient Romans used public baths to relax, work out and socialise

    Standing in the vast ruins of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, hundreds of gulls circle above. Their haunting cries echo voices from 1,800 years ago. Today, the bare shell of what was one of Rome’s largest bath complexes mostly sits empty...

    More info: archaeologymag.com/2025/06/bat

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    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanempire #romanbath #romanbaths

  3. Ancient Roman baths transformed into early Christian church unearthed near Rome

    Archaeologists at the Villa di Sette Bassi on Rome’s southeast rim have found evidence of a deep transformation that occurred in Late Antiquity: a Roman bath complex, the Baths of the Tritons, was transformed into an early Christian church...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/05/rom

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    #archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #romanbaths #christianchurch #christianity

  4. Roman imperial baths in Baden-Baden studied for the first time in 180 years

    Archaeologists have just finished a thorough study of the Roman Imperial Baths (Kaiserthermen) under Baden-Baden’s marketplace in Germany. This marks the first such examination in more than 180 years. Experts from ArchaeoConnect and the State Office for Monument Preservation (LAD) led this dig...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/02/rom

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    #archaeology #romanempire #romanarchitecture #romanbaths

  5. Today in 1910, Mildred Mansel née Guest planted a holly tree at Eagle House, Batheaston. The previous year she’d been arrested at the Bill of Rights protest march. The tree’s plaque survived and is cared for by the Roman Baths Museum.

    For more on Eagle House and the Suffragettes, see Unsung Women in Somerset.

    #suffragettes #somerset #bath #romanbaths

  6. Could the Roman Baths help scientists counter the challenge of antibiotic resistance?

    A recent study has revealed a diverse array of microorganisms within the hot waters of the Roman Baths in Bath, UK, which could play a crucial role in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance...

    More information: archaeologymag.com/2024/06/rom

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    #archaeology #archeology #anthropology #archaeologynews #antibiotics #romanbaths #romanempire #romanbath

  7. The Roman baths part of Cluny Museum. The frigidarium. It's always the frigidarium.

    (Because they were large useful spaces? For that matter, why are there so many bath remains?)

    #cluny #paris #roman #RomanBaths