Archaeologists uncover a suspended-floor Roman bathhouse at Baiae, Italy—ten feet below the sea. Lavish baths of the Roman elite echo the ritual and social customs described in biblical texts on cleanliness & community life.
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Images from the work at the thermal baths in the #submergedcity of #Baiae, within the #bayofnaples’ Portus Iulius. Some scholars argued that the baths might belong to the villa of Marcus Tullius Cicero.
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Submerged Roman bathhouse in Baiae may be part of Cicero’s villa
Three meters underwater in the Gulf of Naples, archaeologists found a remarkably preserved Roman bathhouse in the submerged ruins of Baiae...
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The “Temple of Mercury” in Baiae near Naples; part of the leasure and bathing complexes that were so popular here in the late republican and Imperial Roman period. This structure features a 21.5m concrete dome that remains intact today. Taken March 2024. #romanhistory #dome #yourhistoryguide #baiae
Clinging to a volcanic crater, the ruins of Roman Baiae reveal a luxurious past. Upper terraces rise above ground; the lower town, including an imperial villa, lies submerged beneath the sea. Excavations continue to uncover its hidden splendor.
📍Baiae, Italy – March 2024
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🌳🔄 Découvrez l’arbre qui défie la gravité ! Ce figuier pousse littéralement à l’envers dans les ruines de Baiae, en Italie 🏛️. Un bijou de la nature et de l’histoire 🇮🇹.
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