and it's named after these Roman baths where ancient people used to come to get fit and to get clean, to meet friends. A bit like a modern-day leisure centre. So why, then, was somebody writing ...

The synagogue is relatively far from the modern-day entrance to Ostia ... There were all kinds of pools in Roman world, including plunge pools in bath complexes, or nymphaeums, and even Christian ...

Roman baths were much more than public places to bathe. They also were social centers where friends, families, and business colleagues came to meet—and to eat. Snack food and drink were an ...