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Bath, the famous spa town in Somerset England, has attracted people from near and far for centuries to its healing springs and baths. Today the city is known for its beautiful Georgian architecture and as the destination for the wealthy elite...

Mosaic in the House of Theseus depicting the first bath of Achilles, 5th century CE. Paphos Archaeological Park, Cyprus. The hero lies in the arms of his mother Thetis who is shown in the centre lying on a bed. This part of the scene has...

The bath complex of Salamis had a sweating-room, marble-lined pools, cold and hot rooms and an exposed hypocaust (underfloor heating system). The building was decorated with stunning mythological-themed mosaics and frescoes.

Bath-gymnasium complex at Antiochia ad Cragum, modern-day Turkey.

The tepidarium (warm room) and the caldarium (hot room) of the Roman public baths in Kourion, Cyprus.

Still operational Great Bath with a medieval abbey in the background in the city of Bath, UK.

Remains of the Caldarium (hottest room) in the bath complex in Aquae Sulis (Bath). The roman bath complex was in use from the middle of the 1st to the early 5th century CE. Now visible in the Roman Baths Museum in Bath, UK.

The most imposing building of Roman Sardis is the (much reconstructed) courtyard of the Bath-Gymnasium complex. Its design reflects the elaborate architecture of the Severian dynasty, late 2nd - early 3rd century CE.

Religious mask made of tin from the Roman baths complex in Bath. Probably used by a priest during religious processions in Roman Britain (1st - early 5th century CE). Roman Baths Museum, Bath, UK.

The sacrificial altar standing in the Temple Courtyard in Aquae Sulis (Bath). The altar was used for public ceremonies and animal sacrifices during the Roman period (1st - early 5th century CE). Carvings of Jupiter, Apollo, and other Roman...